Movie review Tribeca – A Bright Future – A Dystopian Sci-Fi Drama

Uruguayan filmmaker Lucía Garibaldi world premiered her second feature, A Bright Future (Un futuro brillante), in the Viewpoints section of the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival. The Sundance Award-winning director, in 2019 for The Sharks (Los Tiburones), created a dystopian sci-fi drama set in a bleak South American neighborhood that seems to be caught in a… Continue reading Movie review Tribeca – A Bright Future – A Dystopian Sci-Fi Drama

Tribeca FF Movie Review: Underland – A Documentary of What is Underneath and Unseen

Underland is a documentary directed by Rob Petit, based on Robert Macfarlane’s 2019 book “Underland: A Deep Time Journey.” Underland held its world premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival in the Documentary Competition. Underworld is narrated by actress Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall), as information about different underground environments in the USA and other… Continue reading Tribeca FF Movie Review: Underland – A Documentary of What is Underneath and Unseen

Movie Review: MATERIALISTS

Writer/director Celine Song is back with a new film about relationships. Her feature film debut, Past Lives, made it into my top five movies of 2023 (at number 5). Her examination of relationships, past and present, and the various feelings, emotions, and troubles people face when still longing for past love despite having moved on,… Continue reading Movie Review: MATERIALISTS

CLAIFF 27 Movie Review: QUERIDO TROPICAL (BELOVED TROPIC)

On my third night of the festival, I watched a film that hit a little close to home. From Panamanian director Ana Endara comes a film that examines the challenges of caring for an older adult whose mental state is declining due to dementia. The movie also portrays the challenges that undocumented immigrants may face… Continue reading CLAIFF 27 Movie Review: QUERIDO TROPICAL (BELOVED TROPIC)

CLAIFF 27 Movie Review: LA INFILTRADA (UNDERCOVER)

Last month in Austin, Texas, the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival kicked off its 27th year on May 14. TVR’s Liz Lopez and I attended the fest. For anyone unfamiliar with CLAIFF, the festival organization programs and screens films over five days every year. The event showcases films from Spanish-speaking countries and Portuguese-speaking countries,… Continue reading CLAIFF 27 Movie Review: LA INFILTRADA (UNDERCOVER)

CLAIFF 27 Movie Review: EL LADRON DE PERROS (THE DOG THIEF)

From Bolivia comes a film about an impoverished orphan boy haunted by the death of his mother and the desire to seek revenge against the man he believes is his father, who abandoned him and his mother before he was born. Working as a shoeshine boy, Martin (Franklin Aro Huasco) begins to observe and learn… Continue reading CLAIFF 27 Movie Review: EL LADRON DE PERROS (THE DOG THIEF)

Tribeca Film Festival Review: Esta Isla – The Reality of Life on the Island Beyond Beaches

Esta Isla (This Island) is the debut narrative feature from Puerto Rican filmmakers Lorraine Jones Molina and Cristian Carretero and had its World Premiere in the U.S. Narrative Competition at the 2025 Tribeca Festival, taking place through June 15 in New York City. Based on Carretero’s own 2014 short film of the same name, Esta… Continue reading Tribeca Film Festival Review: Esta Isla – The Reality of Life on the Island Beyond Beaches

Tribeca Film Festival Review: Runa Simi – Dedication to the Quechua Language

Runa Simi, the debut documentary feature by Peruvian filmmaker Augusto Zegarra, had its world premiere in the Documentary Competition at the 24th annual Tribeca Film Festival, currently running through June 15 in New York City. This year marks the first time a Peruvian documentary has ever been selected to compete at the festival. Written and… Continue reading Tribeca Film Festival Review: Runa Simi – Dedication to the Quechua Language

Movie Review: The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism, Documentary Now Available on VOD/Digital

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“The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism,” published by Penguin Random House, has a film companion (documentary) that has been screened at multiple film festivals and is now available on VOD and digital platforms. Directed by Peter Hutchison & Lucas Sabean, it is written by George Monbiot & Peter Hutchison. The press announcement includes… Continue reading Movie Review: The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism, Documentary Now Available on VOD/Digital