Sophie Brooks’ Oh, Hi! has a lower-stakes, comedic Misery scenario going on and is an entertaining hour and a half thanks to Molly Parker, Logan Lerman, Geraldine Viswanathan, and John Reynolds. Just like a slasher, it might make you shout “What are you doing?” to Lerman’s character at times. There are no big dramatic turns […]
The Best You Can – Tribeca 2025
It should come as no surprise to anyone that Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon have undeniable chemistry in THE BEST YOU CAN. If you are looking for a pleasant romantic comedy with boomers, Michael J. Weithorn’s NYC-set film should do the trick. Weithorn does not try to reinvent the wheel and delivers a straightforward story […]
Natchez – Tribeca 2025
Suzannah Herbert’s powerful 2018 film Wrestle was one of the best documentaries that year. In NATCHEZ, she again tackles life in the south and the inescapable effects of racism on people’s lives. It is full of interesting characters and is an engaging watch despite not breaking much new ground. I found it a little cluttered […]
Tow – Tribeca 2025
In Stephanie Laing’s Tow, Rose Byrne is at the top of her game as Amanda, a homeless woman who has been sleeping in her car until a company tows it and demands thousands of dollars from her. With help from young lawyer Kevin (The Holdover’s Dominic Sessa), she works relentlessly to get it back. The script, […]
Sovereign – Tribeca 2025
Christian Swegal’s SOVEREIGN with Nick Offerman and Jacob Tremblay is one of the best films at this year’s Tribeca. I had a pit in my stomach the whole time I was watching it. It slowly builds towards something explosive that you know is coming. However, the moment is still startling when it arrives. Offerman was born for […]
East of Wall – Tribeca 2025
The concept of Kate Beecroft’s docufiction EAST OF WALL closely resembles Chloé Zhao’s The Rider and the film has some of the similar gorgeous and serene South Dakota scenery on display. The non-professional cast of mostly family members is much larger and they do a fine job. They are more or less playing themselves, but […]
2025 Fantasia Festival Curtain Raiser
2025 horror and genre film festival season officially starts on July 16 with the 29th edition of Fantasia International Film Festival taking place in Montréal. There will be coverage of films posted here throughout the festival. Ari Aster’s EDDINGTON starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Austin Butler, and Emma Stone will kick things off. Genndry Tartakovsky’s […]
Horsegirls – Tribeca 2025
There have been some wonderful sad films at Tribeca this year. Writer/director Lauren Meyering’s confident debut HORSEGIRLS is one that manages to uplift and constantly make you laugh thanks to a clever script and the incredible performance of autistic actress Lillian Carrier as Margarita. Gretchen Mol breaks your heart as her ailing mother, who relentlessly tries […]
Sham – Tribeca 2025
I was not expecting Takashi Miike’s latest to be a courtroom drama, but the bone-chilling details of the case in SHAM keeps him in familiar territory. We spend the first 20 minutes of the film witnessing a racist and sadistic teacher tormenting one of his students. Just when we can’t hate this monster more, Miike […]
Fior Di Latte – Tribeca 2025
Charlotte Ercoli takes obsession with nostalgia to new levels in her West Village comedy FIOR DI LATTE. Tim Heidecker is hilarious as playwright Mark, who is addicted to huffing the perfume he bought when he was on vacation in Florence to bring back memories of that magical time she shared with Francesca (Marta Pozzan) and […]