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Tribeca Dispatch: The Inquisitor

Is it possible to be a radical in elected office and still keep your political powder dry? It’s the perpetual conundrum of politics, of how when and why to take a principled stand, and it’s the unstated core of The Inquisitor, Angela Lynn Tucker’s documentary about Representative Barbara Jordan.

10:45AM Tue. Jun. 17, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Tribeca Dispatch: The Degenerate: The Life and Films of Andy Milligan

The mythology of exploitation cinema has its pantheon: Doris Wishman, William G. Castle, Fred Ohlen Ray, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Joe Sarno, Jack Hill. But if they adopted sleaze, Andy Milligan was born to it.

3:11PM Mon. Jun. 16, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Text, Subtext, and Brecht in Celine Song’s Materialists

Movies rely on love. It’s the constant, from Agnes Ayres swooning over Rudolph Valentino in The Sheik to Han and Leia’s barbed flirtations. But movies about love, where eros is the text? For the last few decades it’s been rom-coms or nothing.

10:08AM Mon. Jun. 16, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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Tribeca Dispatch: Our Hero, Balthazar

Before he slaughtered 21 people at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Salvador Ramos DMed a girl he had met and only knew online and told her he was going on a killing spree.

3:45PM Wed. Jun. 11, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Tribeca Dispatch: Long Live the State

It’s funny that Long Live the State, Matthew Perniciaro’s history of groundbreaking 1990s comedy ensemble the State, begins and ends in Austin.

2:23PM Tue. Jun. 10, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Tribeca Festival Dispatch: Hal & Harper

“You really had to grow up way too fast.” That’s the apology that comes to Harper (Lili Reinhart) from her dad (Mark Ruffalo) in lo-fi indie TV series Hal & Harper.

1:38PM Mon. Jun. 9, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Getting Wet and Wild With Dangerous Animals

“It’s not the shark’s fault.” With that one line in Dangerous Animals, cage-diving boat operator and stealthy serial killer Tucker deflates the underlying sickness about sharksploitation flicks. “We just wanted to correct this falsehood that sharks are indiscriminate killers, and point the finger at the real killer, which is man.”

4:40PM Fri. Jun. 6, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

The Gruesome and the Infernal Bring Her Back

What’s the secret to really disturbing horror? “It’s about tapping into things that make you personally squeamish or uncomfortable,” said writer/director Danny Philippou, co-creator with twin brother and director Michael of supernatural shocker Bring Her Back.

2:07PM Fri. Jun. 6, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown of Texas' New Film Incentives

After months of guest appearances at committee hearings by A-listers like Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, and a cameo by Yellowstone chief architect Taylor Sheridan, Texas lawmakers have approved a huge change to the state's film and TV incentive program.

5:02PM Thu. Jun. 5, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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