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[Tribeca Review] Everything Must Go

Like Will Ferrell's last dramatic turn Stranger Than Fiction, Everything Must Go is a bittersweet tale of an Everyman's redemption with the curly-haired com...

[Review] The Arbor

In this deeply bleak documentary, director Clio Barnard looks to explore the life, works and impact of Andrea Dunbar, a British playwright known for shining a...

[Review] Prom

Ah, prom, that yearly event that forces boys into tuxedos, girls into gowns and parents into renting limos. It's a carefree, lighthearted final romp with yo...

[Tribeca Video Review] NEDS

Peter Mullan, who gave one of my favorite performances as the charming-turned-despicable Syd in Children of Men, has come to Tribeca Film Festival with his ...

[Tribeca Video Review] Limelight

Documentary director Billy Corben is in the midst of a prolific 2011. The Cocaine Cowboys director premiered his marijuana doc Square Grouper: The Godfather...

[Tribeca Review] The Bully Project

After seeing Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony, the feature documentary that earned Lee Hirsch awards and acclaim at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, I was intrigued to hear he had a new documentary. This film is The Bully Project, an honest, eye-opening glimpse into our country’s bullying crisis....

[Tribeca Review] Angels Crest

Films filled with tragedy are often in high supply at festivals like Tribeca. These noble independent efforts dealing with grief, mourning, and the repercus...

[Review] Madea’s Big Happy Family

I’ve been closely following the Tyler Perry phenomenon, before the film adaptation of Diary of a Mad Black Women. His signature character Madea has achieved...