Life Is A Film Fest

Director Bill Oliver and talented actor Christopher Woodley at Tribeca Festival screening of gay custody drama OUR SON. Christopher said he enjoyed the Coney Island scene the most since he loves the rides there. The film poses worthwhile questions about gay divorce and custody. Unfortunately, parts of the story and the written dialogue do not […]

Monica Sorelle’s MOUNTAINS portrays immigrant hopes, dreams, and disappointments through the eyes of a family in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami. It is an accomplished realist feature debut that makes you look forward to what the director will do next.

Anybody who has lost a beloved parent is bound to get teary eyed at some point during Robert Schwartzman’s THE GOOD HALF starring Nick Jonas, Elisabeth Shue, Brittany Snow, and Alexandra Shipp. Films about grief are hard to pull off. This one mostly succeeds by balancing emotions and humor and not wearing out its welcome […]

Steve Buscemi’s fifth feature as a director, THE LISTENER, consists of Tessa Thompson’s Beth answering help hotline calls from inside of her apartment. While that might not be an appealing premise for everyone, others will find it captivating thanks to her ability to bring out her character’s humanity to the screen. Her conversation with Rebecca […]

Following a group of musicians touring Texas, SoundCloud rap drama LOST SOULZ from Tribeca Festival is light on plot and is full of catchy, soulful hip hop songs. The relationships depicted on screen were maybe unrealistically conflict-free, but it is so uplifting for most of its running time, you don’t mind it.

Despite some tonal issues, especially towards the end, Lily Rabe & Hamish Linklater’s ‘80s-set comedy DOWNTOWN OWL entertained me. Elvis Costello songs on the soundtrack definitely helped. Rabe’s performance as English teacher Julia was the highlight.

Australian horror YOU’LL NEVER FIND ME is one of the best looking films I’ve seen at 2023 Tribeca Festival so far. Despite it being a slow two-character single location film, it was hard to keep your eyes off the screen. Ultimately it relies too much on symbolism for my taste, but it’s an easy one […]

THE SEEDING is another Tribeca Festival film about a man and a woman isolated in the desert. Barnaby Clay’s film is a contemporary remake of Woman In The Dunes and sets itself apart with memorable visuals and atmosphere of dread. Horror fans won’t easily be able to get it out of their heads.

Erin Moriarty and Jai Courtney are both doing some of their best work as a couple living an isolated life in the desert in CATCHING DUST from Tribeca Festival. The good looking thriller is compelling for most of its running time. The plot gets convoluted later on and the finale left more to be desired.

Irish period dramedy THE MIRACLE CLUB with Kathy Bates, Maggie Smith, Laura Linney, and Stephen Rea just had its World Premiere at Tribeca Festival and is a perfect fit for Sony Pictures Classics, which will release it in US theaters on July 14th. If the trailer interests you, go see it. It is funny and, […]