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Celine Song’s Materialists is a formally striking, carefully constructed examination of intimacy in the age of aspiration — a film that repackages the romantic comedy as moral provocation, but often undercuts its own message with over-polished aesthetics and half-completed ideas.
The 2025 Tribeca Film Festival returns to New York City from June 4–15, 2025, and this top 10 list provides a glance at some of the top films playing at this years festival.
Bring Her Back is one of the most unnerving films to emerge from the genre in recent memory. Directed by twin brothers Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou, it’s a follow-up to their breakout debut Talk to Me, and confirms that their jump from YouTube chaos to cinematic precision isn’t a fluke.
Here are the five most anticipated titles of this year’s festival – works that range from genre thrillers to urgent documentaries, each offering a distinct lens on Indigenous experiences. Whether you’re attending in person or tuning in virtually, these are some of the films worth watching.
After missing its TIFF premiere (had to choose between Friendship and chatting with Hugh Grant on the Heretic red carpet), and then missing it again at SXSW, I finally caught Friendship at the Calgary Underground Film Festival, where it opened to a packed house. And it was worth the wait.
Another year, and another successful Calgary Underground Film Festival. Check out 10 of the best films from the 2025 festival
Vulcanizadora is a brutal, blackly funny descent into male loneliness, guilt, and fractured friendship. The film follows two old friends – played by Potrykus (Derek) and long-time collaborator Joshua Burge (Marty) – as they trudge into the Michigan woods on a grim, unclear mission.
Ryan Coogler's Sinners exemplifies music’s transcendent power – its unique ability to transport audiences emotionally and culturally.
Predators avoids the structural safety nets of traditional documentary filmmaking. There’s no narration guiding us toward a particular point of view, no dramatic underscore telling us how to feel.
Good Boy is a microbudget haunted house horror told from the perspective of a dog. Its premise is straightforward: Indy, a retriever with no supernatural abilities, must protect his human companion Todd from a presence only he can sense.