A whimsical musical and an almost psychedelic trip to the suburbs of Florida; a science-fiction farce loaded with foul language, explicit violence, and sexual references; and an amalgam of noir and black comedy.
The festival featured beguiling documentaries about a wide range of entertainers and the vibrant Provincetown–set High Tide.
Reports that “comedy is dead” have been greatly exaggerated. Or, in any case, that memo didn’t reach the 2024 Tribeca Festival.
The hit of the series is There’s Still Tomorrow, a sensation and conversation piece in Italy.
Within the wide and varied films at the festival, many of the Hispanic cinema offerings stand out.
It’s always a thrill when a film surprises, and Spanish filmmaker Lois Patiño’s Samsara, set in Laos and Zanzibar, is a lovely and adventurous work.
Most of the 21 films on this year’s lineup rely on stories that center around the various ways we connect with others.
One could argue that the festival couldn’t occur at a better time, when French films are enjoying success in the U.S. this year.
Three films that are—coincidentally, but fortuitously—mature studies of single parents trying their best to raise children in often discordant circumstances.