Maybe it's always more fun to cover a film festival in person! Thanks to an erratic schedule and a wide variety of films, 2023's Tribeca Film Festival was one of the most fun for us to cover to date. Check out our full coverage of the lineup after the jump, including our personal top ten … Continue reading Tribeca 2023 Wrap-Up
Tribeca 2023: The Perfect Find
★★ (Written by Allison Brown) While I didn’t expect The Perfect Find to be my favorite Tribeca film, I did want it to be a solid romantic comedy, and found that in the first thirty minutes. Unfortunately, the rest is tonally all over the place. Director Numa Perrier tries to weave a raunchy comedy, serious … Continue reading Tribeca 2023: The Perfect Find
Tribeca 2023: Maggie Moore(s)
★★★★ With a cast that includes Tina Fey and Jon Hamm, hopes were high for interesting title Maggie Moore(s) to hit the mark. Mad Men’s John Slattery takes on directing duties in a script from Paul Bernbaum (Halloweentown, Rent-a-Kid)—neither are strangers to crafting quirky characters or balancing darker tones. Sometimes a cozy darkly comedic crime-drama … Continue reading Tribeca 2023: Maggie Moore(s)
Tribeca 2023: Cold Copy
★★★★★ Many a film has examined the unfortunate price of success and fame. How many likes and followers we accrue has become some kind of sick metric with which people are judged. In a society that values popularity and clickbait over proof and facts, being cutthroat certainly seems more appealing than trying things the old … Continue reading Tribeca 2023: Cold Copy
Tribeca 2023: Elemental
★★★★ Any new Pixar film is cause for celebration. While many modern animation studios have tried to keep up with the consistently excellent quality of the Disney/Pixar collaborative brand, few have resulted in their staggering frequency of masterpieces. Coming on the heels of Turning Red and Lightyear, Elemental reminded me most of Inside Out—definitely a … Continue reading Tribeca 2023: Elemental
Tribeca 2023: Suitable Flesh
★★★★★ The future is female in director Joe Lynch’s twisty new horror film, Suitable Flesh. The zany excess of this slimy erotic genre flick could only have hatched from the collective insanity of Lynch (Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, Mayhem) and screenwriter Dennis Paoli (Re-Animator, The Dentist). Ahead of its debut at the Tribeca Film … Continue reading Tribeca 2023: Suitable Flesh
Tribeca 2023: Eric LaRue
★★★★ Despite being billed as a strict drama, Michael Shannon’s directorial debut, Eric LaRue, conquers difficult subject matter while staying dipped in dark comedy. Although I went in expecting a tragic movie in the vein of Sundance’s underrated Mass, Eric LaRue is a different beast entirely. After a school shooting that leaves three teens dead, … Continue reading Tribeca 2023: Eric LaRue
Tribeca 2023: Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
★★★★★ A searing, devastating, all-inclusive peak behind the curtain of closeted Hollywood matinee idol Rock Hudson, Tribeca doc Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed tells a timely story while exploring every angle of the actor’s hidden lifestyle. I have never seen a single Rock Hudson film, yet I felt compelled to review this documentary based … Continue reading Tribeca 2023: Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Tribeca 2023: Anthem
★★★ (Written by Allison Brown) It is impossible to separate a critical discussion of Anthem from the incredibly ambitious experiment undertaken by pianist Kris Bowers and producer DJ Dahi. The two have the best intentions in mind in their endeavor to write a new national anthem that better fits the current state of America. Admittedly, … Continue reading Tribeca 2023: Anthem
Tribeca 2023: Our Son
★★★ LBGT+ filmmaking always catches my eye when checking out the exciting slate for upcoming film festivals. Who better to tackle a layered movie about divorce and parenting than writer/director Bill Oliver—his previous feature, Ansel Elgort sci-fi oddity Jonathan, was an effective and surprisingly emotional treat. Our Son weaves the complexities of a standard heterosexual … Continue reading Tribeca 2023: Our Son