The Gasoline Thieves | Tribeca Film Festival 2019
By Andrew Plimpton June 1, 2019
Effective and affecting and with an unflagging pace, The Gasoline Thieves is likely to satisfy—and scar—many of its viewers.
Festivals
Return to Bollène/Fugue | Panorama Europe 2019
By Caroline Ely May 11, 2019
The eleventh annual Panorama Europe showcases European works that have won acclaim at festivals and represent the continent’s diversity of art-house cinema.
You Don’t Nomi | Tribeca Film Festival 2019
By Kent Turner May 5, 2019
The most thoughtful deconstruction of a film imaginable, as well as an ideal festival choice for those who used to buy DVDs just for the commentaries.
Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project | Tribeca Film Festival 2019
By Kent Turner May 4, 2019
What motivated a former librarian to amass a personal archive of 70,000 VHS tapes that became a treasure trove?
A Regular Woman | Tribeca Film Festival 2019
By Kent Turner
Is there room for another film about honor killings? Director Sherry Hormann answers with a yes in her brisk, beat-by-beat depiction of the 2005 murder in Berlin of Hatun “Aynur” Surucu, 23, by her youngest brother.
Framing John DeLorean | Tribeca Film Festival 2019
By Andrew Plimpton
A documentary on the auto executive, who is descibed here as an icon, a sex symbol, and the perfect figure for a Hollywood film.
Driveways | Tribeca Film Festival 2019
By Rania Richardson
Natural, moving performances are the hallmark of this low-key, heartfelft film.
17 Blocks/After Parkland | Tribeca Film Festival 2019
By Phil Guie
Two of the more noteworthy documentaries at this year’s festival center on tragedy and spotlight ordinary people attempting to build something positive in honor of those they have lost.
Documentary Roundup | Tribeca Film Festival 2019
By Phil Guie April 29, 2019
Among the entries are films focusing on the nation’s LGBTQ community; in particular, the recent attacks on their rights. How they choose to respond is the point of one especially compelling documentary.