In the summer of 2008, Hollywood raised the bar in the modern superhero film. Through The Dark Knight, audiences discovered that a superhero yarn could spin itself in the utmost seriousness and still be immensely enjoyable, while a film like Iron Man could be equally enjoyable, and also know when to relax here and there....
Freakonomics, a documentary based on the best-selling nonfiction book by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, proved to be a great close to the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. Similar to book’s collective article approach, the film is divided into a number of segments, directed by an all-star team of non-fiction storytellers, each bringing their own style to the mix....
If you know little more than the title of “The Sentimental Engine Slayer” going into it, then it’s undeniably dissonant when the main character tries to strangle a prostitute in a dingy hotel room in the opening scene. ...
Documentaries at their best will both educate you about something you didn't know and subtly enlighten you about the overall human condition. I couldn't find a more fitting description for that criteria than the heart-wrenching Earth Made of Glass which made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last night....
I'm a big fan of Asian cinema, so that may have factored into my decision to side with The Warlords finer faults. Director Peter Chan has crafted a capable picture that depicts the uglier side of the Taiping Rebellion....
Tetsuo: The Bullet Man is a work of twisted genius by a master at the top of his game, Shinya Tsukamoto. It's pure cyber cinema at its best and delivers a jolt of terrifying techno savagery that will leave your eyelids and eardrums shaken after the end credits roll....
