Still spinning from this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, where I watched 50 movies in 2 weeks.
Here are my 5 top pics:
ATTACHMENT (Gabriel Bier Gislason, 2022) – Genre bending Danish, Jewish-Queer-Romance-Horror-Comedy (set partly in Stamford Hill!)
BLAZE (Del Kathryn Barton, 2022) – Brutal, astonishing, and “unapologetically handmade” coming-of-age drama from Australia.
A LOVE SONG (Max Walker-Silverman, 2022) – At a Colorado campsite a woman awaits a visitor from her past. Beautifully shot story with a lot of charm. Dale Dickey’s performance is captivating.
FAMILY DINNER (Peter Hengl, 2022) – Tightly crafted, clever horror from Austria. Strong all round performances.
LIQUOR STORE DREAMS (So Yun Um, 2022) – Informative and intimate Doc on Korean owned liquor stores in LA and their changing role in local communities.
Bonus mention: SOMEWHERE IN QUEENS (Ray Romano, 2022) – Sweet family dramedy with spritely cast. Each character feels fully realized (and recognizable). Queens finally gets its movie!