The Sundance Film Festival was rocked on Wednesday by the premiere of Antiheroine, a raw and unflinching look at the life of Gen X icon Courtney Love, per theguardian.com. Now sober, Love uses the film to address her abrasive reputation. “Likability was not a factor.”Featuring interviews with REM’s Michael Stipe and former Hole bandmates, the documentary retraces Love’s tumultuous journey from early trauma, rise of Hole to the Cobain legacy. The film doesn’t shy away from Love’s darker chapters, including the media vitriol following Cobain’s suicide and her subsequent struggles with addiction. •Featured image: Courtney Love in “Antiheroine”/Edward Lovelace

Source: The Guardian January 29, 2026 07:28 UTC