Tribeca 2021 Archives - The Playlist

‘The Many Saints Of Newark’ World Premiere To Kick Off The Inaugural Tribeca Fall Preview Event

September 2, 2021 11:03 am

Silly film fan, you didn’t think Tribeca was going to sit back and let Venice, TIFF, Telluride, and NYFF have all the fall festival fun, did you? Sure, the annual Tribeca Film Festival is typically in the late...

‘The First Step’: A Challenging Look At Van Jones And Nature Of Bipartisanship [Tribeca Review]

Cory Woodroof

June 25, 2021 1:29 pm

Reviews

The challenges of bipartisanship are easy to spot. It's casting a die for cooperation, a hope that with your differing neighbor you can find not just common cause but common decency. You have to bank on shared...

‘The Neutral Ground’ Provides A Powerful Dissection Of The Lost Cause Myth [Tribeca Review]

Cory Woodroof

June 25, 2021 12:35 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

When you're driving down one of Alabama's main interstates, it's not hard to see gaudy Confederate flags flying atop a hill, a memorial site, gravesites, or basically, anywhere else. Growing up in the South br...

‘Creation Stories’ Offers A Stylish Take On The Familiar Rock Biopic Formula [Tribeca Review]

Kristy Puchko

June 25, 2021 11:44 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

When attempting a biopic about a rock ‘n roll icon, there’s an inherent conflict of style and substance. Biopics are traditionally dramatic, yet glossy affairs that bring an air of prestige to every story, whe...

‘Raging Bull’: Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, & Leonardo DiCaprio On The Legacy & Legend Of The Boxing Classic [Tribeca Report]

Jason Bailey

June 21, 2021 12:21 pm

Features, Festivals, News

Unlike some of the other anniversary reunions at this year’s Tribeca Festival, which had to go virtual out of an abundance of (almost) post-pandemic safety, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro couldn’t attend t...

‘Simple As Water’: The Strength Of Family Endures In The Aftermath Of War [Tribeca Review]

Jonathan Christian

June 21, 2021 11:12 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Much can be said about Megan Mylan’s latest documentary “Simple As Water.” Yet, as its title insinuates, the film succeeds in its calculated minimalism. Cataloging the plight of four Syrian families in the aft...

‘A Choice Of Weapons: Inspired By Gordon Parks’: Is Slightly Out Of Focus [Tribeca Review]

Robert Daniels

June 21, 2021 10:48 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Acclaimed photojournalist Gordon Parks was something of a renaissance man. A photographer, writer, composer, film director, and activist—he imbued the American Black experience with a sense of gravitas, esteem...

‘Love Spreads’: Eiza González & Alia Shawkat Consider What’s Worth Sacrificing To Make A Great Album [Tribeca Review]

Andrew Crump

June 20, 2021 3:39 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

It is tempting and totally incorrect to put Jamie Adams’ “Love Spreads” on a shelf next to Alex Ross Perry’s “Her Smell”: Both films center on petty, personal rifts expanding between members of all-women rock ...

‘No Sudden Move’: A Thrilling Yet Thoughtful Throwback From Steven Soderbergh [Tribeca Review]

Jason Bailey

June 18, 2021 10:30 pm

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

Easing back into moviemaking after the months-long covid shutdown seems like a mighty stressful proposition, and from the looks of the cast and crew credits for “No Sudden Move,” Steven Soderbergh de...

‘The Kids’ Aims To Rewrite The Tragic Narrative Of The Skate Teens In Larry Clark’s Notorious Film [Tribeca Review]

Kristy Puchko

June 18, 2021 12:46 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

What would it be like to see your childhood friends rise to fame, scratch at fortune, then die tragically young, only to become googled curiosities and cautionary tales? This was the journey of Hamilton Chango...

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