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Reviews

June 8, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

TRIBECA Review: ‘State of Firsts’ Takes a Strategic, Intimate Look at a Growing Politician

The United States is, arguably, the most divided it’s been since the Civil War. Naturally, one can expect our features and documentaries to r...

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Reviews

June 8, 2025 · by Nadia Arain

‘Ballerina’ Review: The Weakest ‘John Wick’ Entry is Still One of the Best Action Films of 2025

Assassin films featuring women often resort to the hypersexualized femme-fatale archetype that has become so popularized in cinema to cater t...

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Reviews

June 7, 2025

TRIBECA Review: Latvia’s ‘Dog of God’ Raises Hell in Psychedelic-Horror Rotoscope Animation

A decaying orange wasteland strikes the opening of Dog of God (Dieva suns), directed by brothers Raitis and Lauris Abele. Two gleaming and ch...

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Essays

June 6, 2025 · by Jake Fittipaldi

Memory, Masculinity, and the Ache of Queer Love: ‘Brokeback Mountain’ at 20

A mountain range in the distance. A cigarette shared in silence. A shirt, folded over another. The images of Brokeback Mountain, captured wit...

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Reviews

June 6, 2025 · by Matthew Allan

‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Review: A Heartfelt and Mature Feature That Appreciates the Past and Helps Us Move Forward

Ballad of Wallis Island, directed by James Griffiths with writing credits to Tom Basden and Tim Key, surprised me with how heartfelt it was. ...

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News

June 5, 2025

TRIBECA Festival 2025 Curtain Raiser

At the transition point after Cannes launches the international market for cinema in the year ahead, Tribeca kicks off the summer at the star...

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Essays

June 5, 2025 · by Timmy Lee

Revisiting 'Promare:' The Hyper-Stylized, Action-Packed Trigger Anime That Became A Part of Queer Cinema

When Promare was released in 2019, the main conversation surrounding the anime film was whether it was considered Queer Cinema, as it was nev...

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News

June 5, 2025 · by Danny Jarabek

‘Wicked: For Good’ Trailer: We Return to the Land of Oz

Something wicked this way comes–part two. Universal Pictures has released the first full trailer for Wicked: For Good, the second inst...

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Essays

June 4, 2025 · by Nandita Joshi

The Progression of Ethan Hunt, Told by Sound - A Dissection Into the Mission: Impossible Scores

"Our lives are the sum of our choices" is a message reiterated to agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) throughout the final installment in the Missi...

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News

June 4, 2025 · by Danny Jarabek

TIFF to Open 50th Anniversary with World Premiere of John Candy Documentary

We all know when the TIFF account on X posts that side-eye emoji, that something is about to be announced, and this announcement is sweet lik...

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Reviews

June 4, 2025

‘Hacks’ S4 Review: The View From The Top is Bittersweet — And The Show’s Best Season Yet

Longtime watchers of Hacks (2021–Present) know how satisfying the premise of its fourth season is. After years of residencies, touring local ...

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Reviews

June 3, 2025 · by Ethan Simmie

Review: ‘Mountainhead’ Asks How 4 Billionaires Would Save The World in Jesse Armstrong’s Directorial Debut

The “Jesse Armstrong Experience” is nothing short of a sensational expedition in satirical examination. It initially folded into the culture ...

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