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Tribeca Review: ‘The Best Summer’

Tamra Davis, best known for directing classic '90s comedies like Billy Madison and Half Baked, turns vintage video recordings into a deeply intimate alt-rock...

‘Girls Like Girls’ is Silly, Fun, Messy and Essential

Picture this: it’s 2015, and you just searched for another “Am I Gay?” quiz on your browser. You go to YouTube and, sandwiched in...

‘The Invite’ Doesn’t Break New Ground, but It Makes Comedy of Discomfort

Collapsing marriages are a dime a dozen on film. From 1930's The Divorcee to 2019's Marriage Story, rotting relationships yield high drama. Into that...

‘Toy Story 5’ is an Emotional Triumph

Written by Ronnie Gorham Like a lot of Hollywood IPs, Toy Story 5 looked like another sequel no one asked for—until I saw it. It...

‘Leviticus’ is an Incredible Social Commentary on Homophobia with Thrilling Scares But So-So Characters

  Written by Melly Merida Leviticus, written and directed by Adrian Chiarella, an Australian director making his feature debut, is a queer coming-of-age supernatural horror film...

‘I Am Frankelda’: Mexico’s First Stop-Motion Feature Delivers Burton-like Visuals

Written by Matt Swanson I Am Frankelda is an accomplishment in stop motion. A prequel to Cartoon Network Latin America's stop-motion series, Frankelda's Book of...

Tribeca Film Festival Review: Rose of Nevada

Mark Jenkin, known for rustic, British drama-thrillers set against the coast of Cornwall, delivers the third part of his Cornish trilogy, Rose of Nevada....

Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘Only What We Carry’

Of all the films that played at Tribeca Film Festival’s 25th Anniversary edition, Jamie Adam’s latest feature, Only What We Carry, might have the...

‘This Tempting Madness’ is a Tense Psychological Thriller Weakened by a Lazy Final Act

Written by Matt Swanson Psychological thrillers are a challenging genre of film to get right. If you go too abstract and disorienting, you risk losing...

‘The Furious’ Delivers Impressive (and Endless) Action with Thin Plotting

Kenji Tanigaki has spent his 30-year career primarily as a stunt coordinator for Japanese martial arts films. That explains why much of The Furious is...

Review: ‘Mexico ’86’ Scores with Charm & National Pride, But Misses the Ultimate Goal

Written by Matt Swanson With the World Cup in full gear, México 86 is a timely release on Netflix. On its surface, this is a...

Review: ‘Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma’

Most people would probably process losing $20,000 to wire fraud with therapy, legal action, or a very long conversation with their bank. Shane Brady...