★★★ It wouldn’t be Tribeca without a semi-inspirational comedy! Enter: Jerry and Marge Go Large, the true story of an unlikely husband and wife team who figured out how to cheat the system and win big at the lottery! The film will appeal most to those who prefer a lighter, less cerebral depiction of events … Continue reading Tribeca 2022: Jerry and Marge Go Large
Tribeca 2022: Land of Gold
★★★★ (Written by Intern, Vuong Hoang) Land of Gold is a tale of family, spirituality, and healing, and one that instilled within me an indescribable amalgamation of warmth and melancholy. Heartwarming and introspective, the film, directed by Nardeep Khurmi, tells the story of truck driver Kiran, an undocumented Mexican American girl named Elena, and their cross-country journey … Continue reading Tribeca 2022: Land of Gold
Tribeca 2022: Leave No Trace: A Hidden History of the Boy Scouts
★★★★ Produced by Hulu and ABC News, there has perhaps never been a more fitting time to release shocking documentary, Leave No Trace: A Hidden History of the Boy Scouts, into the world. The film celebrates a historic victory achieved just this year, in 2022: The Boy Scouts of America reaching a $2.7 billion payout … Continue reading Tribeca 2022: Leave No Trace: A Hidden History of the Boy Scouts
Tribeca 2022: Lynch/Oz
★★★ Being a massive fan of both David Lynch and The Wizard of Oz, Tribeca’s video essay documentary Lynch/Oz is, in theory, perfectly suited to my tastes. Utilizing the expertise of multiple visionary creatives, writer/director Alexandre O. Philippe (78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene, Doc of the Dead) brings a whole new meaning to obsessive analysis. After … Continue reading Tribeca 2022: Lynch/Oz
Tribeca 2022: Space Oddity
★★★★★ Space Oddity is not only my favorite film of 2022’s Tribeca Film Festival, it also happens to be one of the few I actually saw in theaters. Audience reactions aided in making this a charming communal film with a beautiful message behind it about living life to the fullest. In our post-Covid times, there … Continue reading Tribeca 2022: Space Oddity
Tribeca 2022: The Bear
It may only have been a couple years since Showtime’s Shameless ended, but I have lately been deeply missing Jeremy Allen White’s Lip on my screen. As a fan, my prayers were answered—I followed White’s presence to another network entirely. While his character in FX’s new restaurant dramedy The Bear is completely different from Lip, … Continue reading Tribeca 2022: The Bear
Tribeca 2022: All Man: The International Male Story
★★★★ Reminiscent of another recent documentary I watched on Netflix chronicling the rise and fall of Abercrombie, All Man: The International Male Story is a fascinating watch that dives headfirst into the gay experience of the 80s. Embracing fashion and masculine power, the iconic catalogue spoke to so many during its run, including those who … Continue reading Tribeca 2022: All Man: The International Male Story
Tribeca 2022: Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids
★★★★ I may not have been alive at the height of Cabbage Patch mania, but I certainly heard horror stories about it from my parents. Obtaining one was virtually impossible. Not only that, in my youth, I used to own several of them. Thus, my interest in Tribeca doc Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story … Continue reading Tribeca 2022: Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids
Tribeca 2022: Blessed Boys
★★★★ As my first movie for 2022’s Tribeca Film Festival, I could not have started with a stranger (or more fascinating) title. Previously known as La Santa Piccola, then The Miracle Child, and now Blessed Boys, this queer drama captures a slice-of-life vibe through a racy, sexually-charged friendship between two besties. Filmed in Naples, Italy, … Continue reading Tribeca 2022: Blessed Boys
Tribeca 2022: You Can Live Forever
★★★★ People that are deeply obsessed with religion can be a bit intense at times, and the Jehovah’s Witness community of Tribeca’s You Can Live Forever is practically a cult. It is enough to make any viewer squeamish about joining up, yet it also avoids making harsh judgments about belief systems. Set in the early … Continue reading Tribeca 2022: You Can Live Forever