‘Of Medicine and Miracles’ Review: Immensely Moving Documentary Finds Hope in the Fight Against Cancer
Tribeca: “Born into Brothels” director Ross Kauffman turns his eye toward cancer in this ugly cry of a film about a doctor and his patient.
Reviews
‘Father of the Bride’ Review: This Time, When Dad Wants to Cancel the Wedding, He’s Right
Andy Garcia finds new dimension as an addled Cuban-American dad, but the latest version of this classic tale is oddly dark.
‘After Sherman’ Review: A Piercing Documentary About a Fading South and a Beloved People
Tribeca: The director patches through time by speaking with his father, friends, and neighbors to tell the history of the Gullah Geechee community.
‘Vengeance’ Review: B.J. Novak’s Very Funny Directorial Debut Is a Razor-Sharp Podcast Noir
Tribeca: Equal parts “Under the Silver Lake” and “This American Life,” B.J. Novak’s fish-out-of-water story finds big truths in deep Texas.
‘Allswell’ Review: This Latinx Family Drama Features Great Actors Lost in Cliche
Tribeca: The script provides intense characters, but it all comes off as fodder for audition sides.
‘Don’t Make Me Go’ Review: John Cho and Mia Isaac Surprise in Father-Daughter Road Trip Dramedy
Tribeca: Hannah Marks’ latest might sound by-the-numbers, but strong performances and some well-earned twists set it a cut above.
‘Lightyear’ Review: Pixar’s Lifeless Return to Theaters Is a Great Excuse to Stay Home
It should be illegal to put critics in any situation where they have to argue that Chris Evans is somehow a step down from Tim Allen.
‘Spiderhead’ Review: Joseph Kosinski Follows ‘Maverick’ with Netflix Adaptation That Plays It Way Too Safe
Miles Teller plays Chris Hemsworth’s prisoner guinea pig in a woefully bland adaptation of a wildly unhinged George Saunders short story.
‘Space Oddity’ Review: Kyra Sedgwick’s Directorial Debut Is a Spaceless, Sexless Rom-Com
Tribeca: The cringe coming-of-age story lacks chemistry — let alone any real science.
‘Sansón and Me’ Review: This Melodic Documentary Recreates an Unsettling True Story
Tribeca: Rodrigo Reyes’ documentary explores, through recreating key moments, the life of a young man serving life in prison for murder.
‘Battleground’ Review: An Abortion Doc as Messy, Scary, and Upsetting as the Debate It Chronicles
Tribeca: After a while, the sense that Cynthia Lowen’s documentary will offer no actionable solutions starts to feel more like a feature, rather than a bug.
‘Civil’ Review: A Vivid, Scattered Portrait of Attorney Benjamin Crump
Tribeca: Nadia Hallgren’s documentary crafts a counter-narrative of a lawyer battling police killings
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