Tribeca 2026: The Haunting of Pennhurst

★★★ Who doesn’t love a good horror documentary? The Haunting of Pennhurst certainly functions at times like one, especially when it airs live walkthroughs of the terrifying haunted house at its center. But here, the horrors run deeper than one would assume. The complicated legacy of the infamous Pennhurst State School and Hospital gets unearthed. … Continue reading Tribeca 2026: The Haunting of Pennhurst

Tribeca 2026: Cotton Fever

★★★ An intimate addiction drama that weaves together multiple storylines, examining poverty in many different facets—stop me if you've heard this one before! Even though the general logline of Cotton Fever will feel familiar to just about anyone who has attended a film festival, writer/director Daniel Blake Schwartz injects personal experience into his layered screenplay … Continue reading Tribeca 2026: Cotton Fever

Tribeca 2025: How to Train Your Dragon

★★★★★ Despite having only seen the Dreamworks originals once each in theaters, I was still optimistic for the company’s first foray into the live action remake arena. Seeing dragons interact with humans in the real world, built off identical mythology, has a certain appeal to it. Would Hiccup and Toothless live up to the lofty … Continue reading Tribeca 2025: How to Train Your Dragon