(***1/2) “I’m happy I can do what I like to do and survive on that.” Getting to that point wasn’t easy. Getting past it was a blast. Viewers who venture out to see this documentary get a full picture of the artist and how he became a cultural phenomenon. Starting life as a Brooklyn-raised child […]
Alicia Keys: Girl from Hell’s Kitchen — Tribeca Film Festival 2026
(**1/2) “I’m just a kid from Hell’s Kitchen.” But many New Yorkers think of her as the city’s daughter. And now viewers of this dual-track documentary will know how that neighborhood influenced her and how she helped make it famous. Two intertwining storylines bind this bio/doc that’s seasoned with Alicia Keys’ vibrant music. Her NYC […]
The Lorraine — Tribeca Film Festival 2026
(***1/2) It’s a solemn piece of history—one that needs to be preserved, studied and remembered. A day that changed the world, and a place that should never be forgotten. Now, this moment in time has been captured and its surroundings carefully documented. News of Martin Luther King’s assassination caused grief and sparked demonstrations and civil […]
Carnival Cruise Line’s “The Next Course” Sets Sail
When I sailed aboard Carnival Venezia during its inaugural season in 2023, one of my fondest memories was the food. That must also be true for other passengers, as they filled the restaurants morning, noon and night. I finally understood why there were always long lines at Guy’s Burger Joint, created by Food Network star […]
Disclosure Day
(***) “Are they people?” No, not really. Though they may be back in the galaxies they came from. Director Steven Spielberg’s fascination with life from other worlds dates back to 1977’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind and continued with 1982’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. In 1993 his sensibility for the persecuted was manifested in Schindler’s List. While his gift […]
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That’s The Weight of the World) Opens 2026 Tribeca Film Festival
(***) “When you wish upon a star, your dreams will take you very far, yeah.” The lyrics from Earth, Wind & Fire’s Grammy-winning song “Shining Star” couldn’t be more appropriate for the band, this joyous documentary or the festival that hosts it. As the Tribeca Film Festival marks its 25th anniversary, there are a lot of reasons to […]
Backrooms
(***1/2) “Get the hell out of there!” If audiences don’t say it, they’re thinking it. That’s the mark of a psych-horror thriller that’s done its job. Scare the weak. Rattle the strong. Leave no one behind. This fright fest is a credit to the genre. A weird doorway materializes in the basement of Cap’n Clark’s […]
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
(***) “The old protect the young. The young protect the old.” Those prophetic words are also the premise of this Star Wars chapter. It’s perhaps the most visually disappointing film in the franchise. Still, it’s filled with enough commotion to capture and keep action/adventure audiences intrigued and satisfied. Those old enough to remember the original Star Wars, released May […]
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