2023

RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN: Cute Coming-Of-Age Story In Shallow Waters
RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN: Cute Coming-Of-Age Story In Shallow Waters

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken doesn’t make a huge splash, but it does tread well enough to be an enduring animated film for those still in the kiddie pool.

ASTEROID CITY: What's Behind Wes Anderson's Curtain
ASTEROID CITY: What’s Behind Wes Anderson’s Curtain

Asteroid City is stylistically undifferentiated from most of Anderson’s recent output but it does take the audience behind the curtain.

ASTEROID CITY: An Exercise In Acting Disinterested
ASTEROID CITY: An Exercise In Acting Disinterested

From Fantastic Mr. Fox to The French Dispatch, something strange and different happens every time and Asteroid City is no different.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: FRESH KILLS
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: FRESH KILLS

Fresh Kills is a uniquely compelling piece of work in the pantheon of gangster movies, grounded by powerful performances and a stellar directorial debut.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: MINTED
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: MINTED

While Minted presents intrigue in both the product and the artists behind them, it struggles to become a cohesive unity of art and information.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: OUR SON
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: OUR SON

A cathartically devastating film, Our Son reaches deep into the wells of emotion.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: ONE NIGHT WITH ADELA
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: ONE NIGHT WITH ADELA

In our latest review from the Tribeca Film Festival, One Night with Adela may be a bumpy ride, but it’s a wild one.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: THE LINE
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: THE LINE

The Line is a well-oiled stress machine with its depiction of this pervasive, casually cruel facet of college life.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: COMMON GROUND
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: COMMON GROUND

Common Ground is deeply impactful, becoming the vital eye opening documentary it needs to be.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: HE WENT THAT WAY & DEAD GIRLS DANCING
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: HE WENT THAT WAY & DEAD GIRLS DANCING

Making a good double feature, Payton McCarty-Simas reviews He Went That Way and Dead Girls Dancing!

TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS: Better Built But Still Rusty
TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS: Better Built But Still Rusty

Despite being better than previous entries, it still has some rust that holds it back from being anything more than an average summer blockbuster.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: SUITABLE FLESH and KIM'S VIDEO
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: SUITABLE FLESH and KIM’S VIDEO

From Tribeca Film Festival Payton McCarty-Simas pairs two films, one an ode to midnight movies past, with another paean to movie obsessives.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: TAYLOR MAC'S 24-DECADE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: TAYLOR MAC’S 24-DECADE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC

There’s lots of potential in Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music, but only Taylor Mac fully lives up to it.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: RICHLAND
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: RICHLAND

With the buzz surrounding the hype of the upcoming Oppenheimer, the lackluster representation of Richland weighs heavy.

THE BOOGEYMAN: You'll Sleep With The Lights On
THE BOOGEYMAN: You’ll Sleep With The Lights On

If you like the stories of Stephen King or you just like to be scared, this is something you should really be checking out.