Roaring 20’s | Tribeca Festival
By Rania Richardson June 24, 2021
A film ripe for this moment. It exemplifies the freedom of emerging from Covid-19 lockdown.
Festivals
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain | Tribeca Festival
By Ben Wasserman
A portrait emerges of a man who, despite living the best of adventures, dealt with personal demons that grew the more he evolved on-camera.
Werewolves Within | Tribeca Festival
By Ben Wasserman June 17, 2021
A party game–turned–video game is now a whodunit murder-mystery.
My Heat Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To; Shapeless; Ultrasound | Tribeca Festival 2021
By Ben Wasserman
Some horror/sci-fi titles about the unknown, the macabre, the potentially supernatural are perfect viewing for those seeking catharsis post-2020.
Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story | Tribeca Festival
By Kent Turner June 15, 2021
The festival has served up the equivalent of a juicy and thoughtful beach read in this bio of the prolific best-selling author.
Larry Flynt for President | Tribeca Festival
By Kent Turner June 14, 2021
The original trash-talking disruptor and First Amendment defender gets his own documentary bio/tribute.
5 Documentaries to Look for | Hot Docs 2021
By Kent Turner May 6, 2021
The omnipresent epidemic reared its head in at least two films in the rich and varied programming of one of the world’s largest documentary festivals.
Swan Song | SXSW 2021
By Kent Turner March 26, 2021
Usually when Udo Kier appears on screen, viewers need to hold on to their hats. Now they can exhale.
Here Before, Potato Dreams of America, The Lost Sons | SXSW 2021
By Kent Turner
The annual event has been reinvented as SXSW Online while still offering a substantial slate of films.