Tribeca 2023 Review: Konpa Is a Short Full of Vibes
Konpa is a relatively simple short full of vibes and romance.
Tribeca 2023 Review: In Passing Is Too Experimental For Its Own Good
In Passing has some great directing and acting but requires a lot of caveats for me to recommend watching.
Tribeca 2023 Review: Then Comes the Body Is a Beautiful Short Film About the Art of Dance
Then Comes the Body is a wonderful example of what you get when a documentarian truly understands the subject and its beauty.
Tribeca 2023 Review: Corvine Is a Playful Animated Short in Need of Another Editing Pass
Sean McCarron's directorial debut, Corvine, is playful and strongly animated, but the score mixing & tone torpedo its chances.
Tribeca 2023 Review: The Future Is A Worthwhile Watch For The Acting, But Don’t Expect Much From The Story
The Future by Noam Kaplan has strong acting but falls short in conveying the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Tribeca 2023 Review: American Sikh Is an Excellent Teaser of What’s to Come From Vishavjit Singh and Ryan Westra
Vishavjit Singh and Ryan Westra’s animated short is a promising animated short that’s full of stupendous animation from Studio Showoff paired with a touching narrative that I’d love to see as a film.
Tribeca 2023 Review: Our Son Captivates As The First LGBTQ+ FIlm Of Its Kind
Bill Oliver and Peter Nickowitz’s second collaboration yields much more interesting benefits than their previous effort with an emotional film about a same-sex marriage and custody battle that you should not miss.
Tribeca 2023 Review: Daddy Issues Boasts a Great Script and Narrative
Matt Campanella's latest short is everything you'd want from a short called Daddy Issues.
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Tribeca 2023 Review: Somewhere Quiet Is a Haunting Exploration of Trauma
Olivia West Lloyd's directorial debut studies how trauma affects us.
Read my review from Tribeca 2023 here!
Tribeca 2023 | Hey Viktor! Review: Cody Lightning's Directorial Debut is a Hilarious and Heartbreaking Tale of Self-Destruction
Cody Lightning’s directorial debut plays with what a biographical drama can be, boasts some great performances and tons of humor to balance the drama and includes Native voices behind and in front of the camera.
Read my review below.
Tribeca 2023 | To My Father Review: Don’t Miss This Emotional Short Featuring Troy Kotsur
To My Father, a short film about actor Troy Kotsur’s journey to the Best Supporting Actor Oscar, and his father’s impact on his life is a huge hit.
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Tribeca 2023 | Ecstasy Review: A Disappointing and Profoundly Confusing Short
Ecstasy, one of the first short films screening at Tribeca 2023, wastes what would be a solid premise in search of…something else.
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Bluelock Season 1 Review: Squid Game Meets Football in One of the Best Anime Shows
Bluelock’s first season is a great mix of Squid Game and football, with particular highlights being how faithful the adaptation is, the curveballs of the narrative, engaging characters, and some great voice acting, but it has some hit-and-miss animation and a lackluster score.
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Review: DreamWorks Delivers One of 2022’s Best Animated Movies
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is a great animated movie that digs into the emotions beneath the surface.
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) Review: Edward Berger’s Masterful Adaptation of a Classic Anti-War Novel
The latest adaptation of the 1929 novel highlights the horrors of war.
Read my review of Edward Berger’s take on All Quiet on the Western Front below.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Digital & Disney+ Review
As good as Wakanda Forever is, its home media release is easily trumped by the Disney+ offering.
If These Walls Could Sing Review - Mary McCartney Celebrates Her Childhood in this Definitive Look at Abbey Road Studios
Mary McCartney’s first feature film is a touching reminiscence on her childhood as the daughter of one of The Beatles, Paul McCartney, as well as the definitive documentary on Abbey Road Studios, and the people who made it into the legendary name it is today.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Review - Rian Johnson Crafts a Different Kind of Whodunit in the Follow-up to Knives Out
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is a stupendous sequel from Rian Johnson.
To the End Review - Rachel Lear’s Follow Up to Knock Down the House Is an Instant Skip
Rachel Lear’s pseudo-follow-up to her 2019 documentary, Knock Down the House is a disappointing example of how not to document a political movement.
Avatar: The Way of Water Review - Dazzling Visuals Make It Worth the Wait, but the Story Is Horrendously Outdated
After 13 years, James Cameron has finally followed up with an Avatar sequel.
Does it deliver? Find out in my review!