'Good Luck to You, Leo Grande' is about an older woman who hires a younger man to help her achieve sexual pleasure.
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Tribeca Film Festival Review: Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening in ‘Jerry & Marge Go Large’
'Jerry & Marge Go Large' is a feel-good movie based on a true story that restores faith in human nature as it unfolds.
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘American Pain’ Documentary Examines the Opioid Crisis
A documentary incisively examines the George twins and their Florida pain clinic franchise that helped kickstart the opioid crisis.
Read More »Tribeca Review: Jason Schwartzman, Lili Taylor in ‘There There’
There There spools out five open-ended vignettes with sterling performances by Lili Taylor, Jason Schwartzman, Lennie James, Avi Nash and Molly Gordon. Look for Jon Natchez's cool musical riffs.
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Documentary Review: ‘Halftime’ is Jennifer Lopez
'Halftime' is Lopez: her journey from her early career through preparation for the 2020 Super Bowl half-time show.
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Review: Jon Hamm Shines in ‘Corner Office’
Jon Hamm is cast against type in this surreal tale about the nullifying institutionalization of humans as they drudge for corporate empires.
Read More »Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Interview: Celine Parreñas Shimizu, Director of ’80 Years Later’
Director Celine Parreñas Shimiziu discusses her film '80 Years Later,' about the legacy of the internment camps for Japanese Americans during WWII.
Read More »My 2022 TCM Classic Film Festival Diary, Part Two
See what Saturday had in store for me.
Read More »My 2022 TCM Classic Film Festival Diary, Part One
The return of TCMFF in person.
Read More »My 2022 TCM Classic Film Festival Schedule (So Far)
My schedule at the time of publication but most likely to change once the festival gets underway.
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