Category: Festivals

Last Film Show / Brighton 4th TribecaT
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July 2, 2021

Tribeca 2021: Last Film Show, Brighton 4th

Our coverage of Tribeca closes out with two international films that handle everything from the power of cinema to parental sacrifice.
AFI Docs 2021A
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July 2, 2021

A Dispatch from the 2021 AFI Docs Film Festival

Documentaries from Zac Manuel, Garrett Bradley, Dilsey Davis and more highlight a difficult year taking its furtive steps back into a potentially post-COVID world.
Tribeca RoundupT
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June 23, 2021

Tribeca 2021 Roundup: “Roaring 20s,” “Shapeless” & more

The New York-based festival roars back to post-lockdown life with its usual solid lineup of future award winners and indie gems.
Italian Studies (Tribeca)T
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June 21, 2021

Tribeca 2021: Vanessa Kirby wanders through a hazy NYC in “Italian Studies”

Adam Leon's foggy mood piece is as endearingly formless as its amnesiac protagonist, a moody reflection on creativity and youth.
Agnes (Tribeca Film Festival)T
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June 21, 2021

Tribeca 2021: “Agnes” turns an exorcism into a crisis of faith

Mickey Reece's latest eases you into a darkly comic take on the typical possession film, before turning an ambitious 180 into more solemn territory.
Accepted (Tribeca Film Festival)T
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June 19, 2021

Tribeca 2021: “Accepted” looks at American education’s racial divide

Dan Chen's documentary starts as a celebration of unexpected Black success, but pulls back the curtain to ask more enticing questions about the racial inequities in education.
No Running (Tribeca Film Festival)T
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June 19, 2021

Tribeca 2021: “No Running” stumbles over its sci-fi premise

Delmar Washington's well-intentioned sci-fi parable about racial profiling gets tripped up in the constraints of its budget.
The NoviceT
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June 19, 2021

Tribeca 2021: “The Novice” is mercilessly compelling

Isabelle Furhman's relentless lead performance as an obsessive aspiring athlete propels Tribeca rowing drama "The Novice" forward.
Mark, Mary & Some Other PeopleT
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June 17, 2021

Tribeca 2021: “Mark, Mary & Some Other People” & “God’s Waiting Room”

Two indie romances act as unlikely companion pieces, in both good ways and bad, in this year's Tribeca festival.
We Need to Do SomethingT
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June 17, 2021

Tribeca 2021: “We Need to Do Something” doesn’t do quite enough

Sean King O'Grady directs a claustrophobic horror film that has a lot of potential, but just misses the mark.