A tightly-paced crime thriller with some decent surprises and a strong cast, but ultimately little emotional resonance.
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Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘The Wasp’
'The Wasp' is a gyrating, twisted psychological thriller, in which Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer go head to head captivating the audience with mesmerizing performances as estranged friends with secrets that can't be kept.
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘Firebrand’
'Firebrand' shares the intrigue of the Tudor court as charismatic Katherine Parr, Henry VIII’s sixth and last wife, attempts to stay alive.
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘Daddio’
A young woman (Dakota Johnson) jumps into the backseat of a yellow taxi heading from JFK Airport to Manhattan. The cab driver (Sean Penn) engages her in a personal conversation that changes their lives.
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘Hacking Hate’
'Hacking Hate' reveals how hate proliferates online, and highlights how white supremacist groups use it to undermine democracy
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘Antidote’
'Antidote' documents the story of journalists who risk their lives investigating and reporting on Putin's murderous, oppressive regime.
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘Brats’
In 'Brats' Andrew McCarthy meets with fellow actors to discuss how a New York magazine cover story, 'The Brat Pack,' impacted their careers.
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer’
A third-tier writer facing divorce does a quid pro quo with a retired serial killer, who will counsel his marriage if he gets a book out of it.
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘La Cocina’ with Rooney Mara
Tribeca Film Festival's 'La Cocina' is a darkly comic tribute to migrants who seek a place in a world that renders them invisible.
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘Missing from Fire Trail Road’
Director Sabrina Van Tassel and tribal members investigate the disappearance of Indigenous woman Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis, last seen on Fire Trail Road in Washington State, near Seattle.
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