Reviews

[Review] The Five-Year Engagement

Writer/actor Jason Segel and writer/director Nicholas Stoller have been working with each other for years now, both cementing their membership in Judd Apatow's ...

[Tribeca Review] Supporting Characters

As films about film go, Daniel Schechter's Supporting Characters is relatively low-fi stuff. Concerning an editor named Nick (Alex Karpovsky), his assistant edi...

[Tribeca Review] Your Sister’s Sister

Writer/director Lynn Shelton is as much a sociologist as she is a well-attuned filmmaker. Her films tend to focus on the interconnected nature of humanity, how ...

[Review] Safe

There are moments of bliss in Safe. A subway-set brawl, save for the shoddy visual-effects rendering required when Jason Statham's Luke Wright is forced to clim...

[Tribeca Review] Side By Side

As someone who grew up knowing Keanu Reeves as one half of the dopey dude Bill and Ted duo - of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bogus Journey - it was ...

[DIFF Review] The Invisible War

“I want to serve my country.” That's a statement that carries a lot of pride and is a testament to how people will offer their time, body, and mind as a sacrifi...

[DIFF Review] Andrew Bird: Fever Year

What drives an artist? How about a musician? Those are questions without simple answers, but for Andrew Bird, the drive to evolve and constantly challenge himse...

[Tribeca Review] Revenge For Jolly!

It doesn't get much worse than a film that has absolutely nothing to say. Filled with loathsome characters in despicable situations carrying out reprehensible a...

[Tribeca Review] Whole Lotta Sole

There's a whole lotta plot in the latest feature film from this year's Oscar-winner Terry George. The Hotel Rwanda director is tackling lighter material with Wh...