John Slattery’s MAGGIE MOORE(S) starring Jon Hamm and Tine Fey is stuck somewhere between a Coen Brothers crime film and an episode of Monk. It struggles to get the balance right between the violent and the lighthearted. If you can overlook that unevenness and its overall lack of suspense, it might be worth seeing for […]
I.S.S.
Director Gabriela Cowperthwait with Ariana DeBose, John Gallagher Jr., and Maria Mashkova at the Tribeca Festival World Premiere of I.S.S., a thrilling claustrophobic sci-fi with a strong message that takes place aboard the International Space Station.
First Time Female Director
Chelsea Peretti, Amy Poehler, Max Greenfield, Natasha Leggero, Kate Berlant, Megan Stalter, Andy Richter, Tim Heidecker, Blake Anderson, Benito Skinner, Xosha Roquemore at the Tribeca Festival World Premiere of FIRST TIME FEMALE DIRECTOR. The audience loved it. Despite not every joke landing, Peretti’s directorial debut has a lot of laughs. Roku will release it in 2024.
Transition
Matthew Heineman’s Retrograde was a brilliant documentary about US troops pulling from Afghanistan. TRANSITION, where he is an executive producer, covers similar territory and adds the experiences of Jordan Bryon, who is undergoing transition while he is filming the Taliban forces. Watching it is so tense, I can’t imagine living it.
Blood For Dust
Rod Blackhurst’s BLOOD FOR DUST with Scoot McNairy, Kit Harington, and Josh Lucas is a slow-burn western noir with a couple of violent shootout sequences. It will appeal more to the fans of the genre and those who want to see Kit Harington shoot a lot of people. It is screening at Tribeca Festival and […]
Eric LaRue
The subject Michael Shannon’s directorial debut ERIC LARUE tackles is similar to 2021’s excellent Mass. However it takes a totally different approach and I found it engrossing from beginning to end. Judy Greer and Alexander Skarsgard do great work here.
Asteroid City
Wes Anderson and Jake Perlin with Eric Hynes after Museum of Moving Image screening of ASTEROID CITY. His fans won’t be disappointed! The production design alone is to die for.
Cinnamon
Director Bryian Keith Montgomery Jr. with Pam Grier, Jeremie Harris, Hailey Kilgore, David Iacono, and producer Oz Scott at the Tribeca World Premiere of the very entertaining ‘90s throwback comedic crime thriller CINNAMON.
One Night With Adela
Filmed in a continuous take with a narrowing aspect ratio, trauma/revenge thriller One Night With Adela from Tribeca Festival starts slowly and takes an astonishing turn halfway through. Laura Galan from last year’s Sundance Midnight selection Piggy is brilliant as Adela. Don’t miss this when it’s streaming Tribeca At Home if you can’t catch it […]
Chasing Chasing Amy
Honestly I was only mildly interested in CHASING CHASING AMY when I first heard about it. It turned out to be both a beautiful love story and an unexpectedly revelatory making-of documentary. Worth seeing at Tribeca Festival or when it’s streaming 6/19-7/2.