‘The Big Sick’ a Hilarious Remedy for Trump-Distracted Sundance

After a day of Trump distractions, the lingering sobriety of “An Inconvenient Sequel,” the looming Women’s March on Main Street and an assault of rain and snow — Sundance delivered the home run we needed.

Nanjiani plays himself, or as close to himself as a film version of his life might allow, a struggling Pakistani stand up comic in Chicago pretending to be a devout Muslin for his family’s sake.

Movie Kumail escapes inside his American male identity by night, enjoying even his shortcomings as it gives him material to compete with against his frenemy fellow comics.

When Kazan’s Emily comes to one of his shows, a bumbling pick-up gimmick sets their courtship in motion until she discovers he hasn’t said a word of the beautiful white girl he’s dating to his traditional family — and doesn’t really intend to.

Broad Green Pulls Buena Vista Social Club Doc From Sundance