Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Tribeca 2025 Short Takes: A TREE FELL IN THE WOODS, WHAT MARIELLE KNOWS and SUN RA: DO THE IMPOSSIBLE

A TREE FELL IN THE WOODS
Four friends go away for New Years and secrets are revealed. 

A great cast lifts up a run of the mill script to make an okay film about yuppie types having a revelations.

WHAT MARIELLE KNOWS
A couple discovers that their daughter has psychic ability and knows what they say and do.

German mannered comedy is a little too well put together at times and you can feel how the film is constructed and striving to be clever. It is also so low key and dry as I wasn't sure if this was a comedy.

It's not bad, but we've seen this sort of thing before and it doesn't do much new.

SUN RA: DO THE IMPOSSIBLE
An American Masters portrait of the Jazz legend. and Afro futurist.

This will tell you eveything you wanted to know about Sun Ra but were afraid to ask.  It is also full of great music. I learned a lot and had a great time.

Recommended.

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