Walking the Lincoln Tunnel: ELF at 20
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
Even when the corniness or the cringiness gets to be too much, I can still come home to Elf.
DOCNYC: THE HOME GAME, LUCHA, THE LADY BIRD DIARIES, RIOT REPORT, GRASSHOPPER REPUBLIC
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
I closed out DOCNYC with a long holiday weekend of documentaries, a mad dash to see what I could before the fest wrapped
DOCNYC: ALAN DERSHOWITZ, WHO'S BEHIND BLACK ART, SHARI AND LAMB CHOP, BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
There’s just so much to cover from DOCNYC, here are four films I saw the first week of the festival.
DOCNYC 2023 Festival Preview
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
I’m especially looking forward to covering DOCNYC, New York’s annual celebration of documentary film at the IFC Center, SVA Theater, and Village East Cinema (and online) November 8–26.
CADDY HACK is a loving and absurd tribute to 80s comedies
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
Caddy Hack is absurd, it is dumb, it is hilarious, and it wears its miniscule budget on its sleeve with pride.
THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD offers a cursory look at affordability in New York
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
There Goes the Neighborhood is a well-meaning but flawed flyby across the affordability crisis in New York City.
Read MoreBROTHER is a heartfelt ode to growing up West African in Toronto
by Daniel Pecoraro, Contributor
This could have easily been a depressing, poverty-pornographic film if not for a screenplay and direction borne of Virgo’s own lived experience.
JULES is a gentle UFO dramedy
by Daniel Pecoraro, Contributor
Jules exhibits a gentleness and emotional care that transcends what could have been a trite story.
Flop and Fizzle #15: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE portrays a community coming together
by Daniel Pecoraro, Contributor
It’s a Wonderful Life shows that it’s the friends, rather than the man, that are at the focus of the film’s moral.
IT AIN'T OVER doesn't illuminate much about the legendary Yogi Berra
by Daniel Pecoraro, Contributor
What ought to be two hours well spent with Yogi Berra end up becoming a sluggish retread on a legendary figure.
MUCH ADO plays out The Bard's work largely without comment
by Daniel Pecoraro, Contributor
The cast does well at portraying the young, clueless, and horny dramatis personae Shakespeare's comedies probably deserve
RIVER pulls focus to the flowing water around the world
by Daniel Pecoraro, Contributor
Director and co-writer Jennifer Peedom takes the viewer on a look at rivers from glaciers to ravines to seas to storms.
JUDY BLUME FOREVER is a loving tribute to a children's literature icon
by Daniel Pecoraro, Contributor
The throughline of Blume as an author who has touched millions of young American lives is an indelible part of the DNA of Judy Blume Forever.
HOLES at 20: One of the last kids movies pre-franchise takeover
by Daniel Pecoraro, Contributor
Even after two decades, Holes still has an important, impactful, and occasionally zany story to tell.
IMAGINING THE INDIAN: THE FIGHT AGAINST NATIVE AMERICAN MASCOTING captures the scope of pain and the push back against it
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting is a thoughtful representation of this juncture in American culture: how far we’ve come, and how far we have to go.
THE LOST KING is a lighthearted archeological romp
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
I’ll admit it: I’m the kind of person who appreciates a research montage. If you’re like me, then, you’ll enjoy The Lost King, the based-on-a-true-story archaeological caper starring Sally Hawkins.
MOVING ON is an adequate film that had the potential to be great
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
Moving On is a strong movie, one that has the ideals of empowerment and inclusion at its core while maintaining a sense of humor and romance
PLAN C is a must see documentary
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
Plan C is an excellent informative tool for its subjects.
UNICORN WARS is a frightening tale for the eyes
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
From the very first minute of Unicorn Wars, I knew that it would haunt my dreams.
QUEEN OF THE DEUCE is a moving doc on a unique figure
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
Kontakos does well in utilizing all the arrows in her filmic quiver to tell the story of the singular figure that is Chelly Wilson.