Written and Directed by Chris Mason Johnson Produced by Johnson and Chris Martin Released by Variance Films USA. 89 min. Not rated With Scott Marlowe, Matthew Risch, Kristoffer Cusick, Katherine Wells, Damon Sperber, and Kevin Clarke In this appealing indie, the story of Frankie (Scott Marlowe), a young gay man in 1985 San Francisco, is […]
Directed by Megan Griffiths Written by Huck Botko and Emily Wachtel Released by IFC Films USA. 96 min. Not rated With Toni Collette, Thomas Haden Church, Ryan Eggold, Oliver Platt, Nina Arianda, Ahna O’Reilly, Amy Seimetz In an unfortunate parallel, a movie about a woman hunting the specter of a former romance is itself haunted […]
Directed by Liza Johnson Produced by Michael Benaroya, Jamin O’Brien, Cassian Elwes, Dylan Sellers and Rob Barnum Written by Mark Jude Poirier, based on a short story by Alice Munro Released by IFC Films. 102 min. Rated R With Kristen Wiig, Guy Pearce, Hailee Steinfeld, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sami Gayle, Christine Lahti and Nick Nolte […]
Written & Directed by Jeremy Saulnier Produced by Anish Savjani, Richard Peete and Vincent Savino Released by Radius/TWC USA. 92 min. Rated R With Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves, Kevin Kolack and Eve Plumb Cinematographer-turned-writer-director Jeremy Saulnier follows his first feature, the comic horror Murder Party (2007), with Blue Ruin, an original parody of […]
Even though “international” doesn’t appear in the Tribeca Film Festival’s name, it has always included a wide variety of nationalities. Since its first year, the festival’s inclusive programming has showcased an array of genres from all over the world. Now in its 13th year, the broad-minded focus remains true, though there are not too many […]
Tribeca Film Festival, which has brought audiences Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal and Trollhunter in the past, brings two more B-movies with tell-it-like-it-is titles in its genre laden Midnight section, plus the world premiere of an amicable American indie with TV stars Leighton Meester and Gillian Jacobs. Life Partners Directed by Susanna Fogel Written by Susanna […]
Written and Directed by John Turturro Produced by Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte, Bill Block and Paul Hanson Released by Millennium Entertainment. USA. 90 min. Rated R With John Turturro, Woody Allen, Vanessa Paradis, Liev Schreiber, Sharon Stone, and Sofia Vergara How can a film featuring a renowned cast and led by a well-meaning director come off as […]
Directed by Zack Parker Written by Kevin Donner and Parker Released by IFC Midnight USA. 122 min Rated R With Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe, Joe Swanberg, and Erika Hoveland For about 45 minutes, Proxy is a disturbing, intriguing original indie horror film focusing on the term “indie” (character, rather than plot, driven). Then […]
Directed by Drake Doremus Produced by Jonathan Schwartz, Andrea Sperling, Steven M. Rales and Mark Roybal Written by Doremus and Ben York Jones Released by Cohen Media Group. Running time: 1 hour 37 minutes. With Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones, Amy Ryan, Matthew Daddario & Mackenzie Davis Drake Doremus’s melodrama Breathe In dissects the hidden dynamic […]