Festivals Reviews
Tribeca 2026 Review: IN THE HAND OF DANTE, It's a Mess. Sadly, Not a Beautiful Kind.
Julian Schnabel's new film stars Oscar Isaac, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Gerard Butler, Al Pacino, John Malkovich and Martin Scorsese.
Tribeca 2026 Review: MUTTER: THE DIARY OF A MOTHER, Primarily a Story of Love, but There Is Blood, Death, and a Monster
Turkish filmmaker Alphan Eseli's thriller stars Hazar Ergüçlü.
Tribeca 2026 Review: KILLING CASTRO, Neat Thriller Based on Incredible Real Story
Eif Rivera's thriller stars Al Pacino, Diego Boneta, Kendrick Sampson, Xolo Maridueña, and KiKi Layne, with Nicole Beharie, Logan Marshall-Green, and Alexander Ludwig.
Tribeca 2026 Review: ACT ONE Turns Acting Class Into Unsettling Power Struggle
Sophia Takal's psychological thriller stars Ella Beatty and Ari Graynor.
Tribeca 2026 Review: HALLOWARRIOR, Post-Apocalyptic Horror Take on HOME ALONE, Both Bloodthirsty and Sweet
Milly Shapiro and Shannyn Sossamon star in director Ben Sottak's horror thriller.
Tribeca 2026 Review: ICONOCLAST, Impressive Debut Thriller About (Ir)reality of Love
Gabriel Basso writes, directs and stars in the psychological thriller, with Kiernan Shipka and Noah Centineo.
Tribeca 2026 Review: THE LEADER Explores the Tragic Lengths People Can Go When They Want to Believe
Tim Blake Nelson and Vera Farmiga star in director Michael Gallagher's true-life drama.
Tribeca 2026 Review: PONDEROSA, Surreal Brain Teaser Is Bogged Down by Its Own Ambition
Jack Dylan Grazer, Alexis Bledel, and Bill Camp star in Rob Rice's new film.
Tribeca 2026 Review: CROOKS, Film Noir Pastiche Finds Its Footing in Melora Walters' Feral Performance
Mickey Keating writes and directs the genre thriller, starring Angela Trimbur, Keith Kupferer, Joe Swanberg, and Melora Walters.
Tribeca 2026 Review: COLORS OF WHITE ROCK Documents Struggles of Mongolian Truck Driver
Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig directed the documentary.
Tribeca 2026 Review: THE HAUNTING OF PENNHURST Once Again Proves the Most Relevant Horror Comes in Documentary Form
Nathan Stenberg, Mike Attie, and Katarina Poljak directed the documentary.
Tribeca 2026 Review: BREEDER Wants to Make You Really Uncomfortable, and It Probably Will Succeed
Daniel Doheny and Dot-Marie Jones star in Alex Goyette's feature debut.
Cannes 2026 Review: SPECIES (SANGUINE) Is THE SUBSTANCE for the Burnout Generation
French newcomer Marion Le Coroller asserts herself as part of a new generation of New French Extremity, retooling its corporeal shocks into a sharp and gory generational statement.
Tribeca 2026 Review: THE REVISIONIST Sets Out to Explore the Process of Creating Plots, but Loses Its Own
Alison Brie, André Holland, Tom Sturridge, and Dustin Hoffman star in Alex Vlack's feature debut.
Tribeca 2026 Review: TURN IT UP!, Valiant Attempt at Old-Fashioned Comedy Sci-Fi That Doesn't Fully Land
Canadian filmmaker Sam Scott's debut mixes sci-fi, horror and comedy. Justine Nelson, Gwenlyn Cumyn, and Julian Richings star.
Tribeca 2026 Review: COTTON FEVER, Familiar Addiction Story, Yet Vastly Different
Daniel Blake Schwartz's debut feature stars Kyle Gallner and Sosie Bacon.
Tribeca 2026 Review: In SUMMER WAR, The War Games Continue
Dan Beirne and Lux Pascal star in Alice Scherson's second Bolanõ adaptation.
Tribeca 2026 Review: CAITY, Haunted House Coming of Age Story
Chiara Aurelia, Morgan Spector, and Zach Cherry star in writer/director Lindsay Calleran's beautifully written and acted film, an incredibly well-crafted coming of age/arrested development story.
Cannes 2026 Review: THE ELECTRIC KISS (La Vénus Électrique), Gallic Comedy Parodying Spirit Possession
Anaïs Demoustier, Pio Marmaï, and Gilles Lelouche star in the French romantic movie.
San Francisco 2026 Review: EVERY CONTACT LEAVES A TRACE, Poignant, Thoughtful Cine-Essay
The latest project by filmmaker Lynne Sachs (Drift and Bough, The Washing Society, Film About a Father Who) opens with a quote from the French-born father of 20th-century forensic science, Dr. Edmond Locard: “Every contact leaves a trace.” The...
