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Multiple Maniacs

Even after nearly half a century, the filth of Multiple Maniacs still holds up. While it is so low budget and amateurish, the film’s flaws are actually the best part of the viewing experience.

Equity

An engrossing drama and character study that looks at the financial world from a distinctly female point of view.

Café Society

For his latest, Woody Allen delivers a broad pastiche of the 1930s and a fairly affectionate portrait of Hollywood.

Men Go to Battle

At 98 minutes, this entertaining and quietly ambitious film never wears out its welcome and stays true to its small-scale intentions.

Swiss Army Man

The most imaginative, subversive, and joyfully juvenile variation of a mid-2000s indie romcom imaginable.

Wiener-Dog

If you haven’t experienced a Todd Solondz film yet, then brace yourself. You are in for some heady cynicism.

The American Side

In many ways, The American Side has it all—crackling wit, crazy science, and dames as wicked as they are beautiful.

The Meddler

Susan Sarandon plays a recently widowed New York City woman who has relocated to sunny Los Angeles to live near her daughter and imposes her unasked-for advice on every single person she encounters.

The Spirit of “Fargo” in Tribeca 2016

The spirit of the Coen Brothers’ (arguably) best movie hovers over narrative entries in this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, with the director of one film even citing it as a direct influence.