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Tribeca Film Festival 2023: TAKE CARE OF MAYA
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: TAKE CARE OF MAYA

From anger to frustration to tears, Take Care of Maya delivers a deeply affecting look at the breakdown of a family when another says its broken.

PHASES OF MATTER: A Haunting Piece Of Operating Theater
PHASES OF MATTER: A Haunting Piece Of Operating Theater

Deniz Tortum’s third feature documentary, Phases of Matter, follows the doctors and nurses of the hospital where the director was born.

THE DOSE: Two Nurses Play God In This Muted Thriller
THE DOSE: Two Nurses Play God In This Muted Thriller

The Dose is a subtly taut psychological thriller from Martin Kraut, detailing the ethics of euthanasia through male rivalry.

TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL: Totally Too Soon but Totally on Point
TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL: Totally Too Soon but Totally on Point

If you’re looking for a Wikipedia summary of the government’s incompetence at handling this pandemic, it is a straightforward and relentless assault.

ODE TO JOY: Guaranteed To Incite Strong (Negative) Emotions
ODE TO JOY: Guaranteed To Incite Strong (Negative) Emotions

Ode to Joy doesn’t really work as either an efficient comedy or drama (or even a bit of both), with the familiar beats and tropes lacking in any real thought.

DYING TO LIVE: The Waiting Game
DYING TO LIVE: The Waiting Game

Richard Todd’s Dying to Live is a sincere portrait of the state of Australian organ donation, a weirdly taboo topic with the highest of stakes.

HOTEL ARTEMIS: Overstuffed, Scattershot Crime Story Wastes All-Star Cast
HOTEL ARTEMIS: Overstuffed, Scattershot Crime Story Wastes All-Star Cast

Despite the wickedly talented cast and the generous dash of futuristic flair, Hotel Artemis disappoints with its rushed storytelling to an overabundance of thinly written characters.

THE CURED: A Smart Reinvention Of The Zombie Horror Subgenre
THE CURED: A Smart Reinvention Of The Zombie Horror Subgenre

The Cured is a fantastic zombie film with intelligent writing, precision direction, top-tier acting, and sincere sociopolitical themes and parallels that are essential in elevating horror films to something greater than just scares and gore.

Concussion
CONCUSSION: Will Smith Is Brilliant In An Otherwise Inane Sports Drama

Concussion does to the sports film what I was sincerely hoping it would avoid: it dramatizes its subject in such an unbelievable way that it becomes nothing more than mindless propaganda. Dealing with the true subject of brain injuries within retired NFL players, the film simply floats from one cliché to the next, which left me feeling almost dazed after it had finished.