Tribeca 2025: The walk-outs - why I didn't make it to the end

One day during Tribeca I tweeted that I walked out on three films  that didn't work for me. I was asked as to why. Here is my explanations:

REFLECTION IN THE DEAD DIAMOND is a beautifully made spy film about an old spy remembering the old days. It's a stunning technical achievement that is like watching a 1960's spy film done in the style of the James Bond openings. There are a ton of references to Euro-spy films. After half an hour I had no idea what I was watching, who was who or when anything was.  I cut my losses and left- there were several other films to try.

12 MOONS moody black and white character study is form over content. This film looks great. Its about a 40ish woman struggling to deal with life but after a half an hour I had no idea what was happening or why.

FIOR DI LATTE- Words of death "experimental comedy" which is how this film was described in the promotional material.  Actually between the description and the inclusion of Tim Heidecker as the star made this the only film in this years slate where I scribbled "Avoid" on the film list...unfortunately I didn't put it on my schedule so I wandered in.  As the audience roared and I sat their stone faced I decided that this wasn't going to work for me (never mind the use of a  miscarriage as part of a running the joke about a puppet show).