Chelsea Peretti hits it out of the park on the first try as the multi-hyphenate directs the superb First Time Female Director. The film was my most anticipated narrative going into Tribeca. When one comes from improv and sketch comedy, they gravitate towards the comedies in the festival program. A comedy having this sort of pedigree means it is arriving with high expectations. It lived up to them but I also expected it would. Make…
"First Time Female Director – Tribeca 2023"Tag: Tim Heidecker
Tim Heidecker runs for San Bernardino, Calif. District Attorney in Mister America following a mistrial in a murder case against him. Heidecker’s is only running for District Attorney as a way of getting revenge against incumbent DA Vincent Rosetti. The reason? Rosetti was unable to secure a conviction in court. Heidecker is very much an outsider through the lens of today’s political climate. While we get flashbacks to the court case and interviews with the…
"Mister America: Tim Heidecker Runs For DA"
A dark comedy about meaning and connection, Flower gives actress Zoey Deutch a big opportunity with a star-making role. Erica Vandross (Zoey Deutch), a defiant 17-year old, lives with her mother, Laurie, (Kathryn Hahn) and Laurie’s boyfriend Bob (Tim Heidecker). With her father in prison, Erica goes around town with her friends, Kala (Dylan Gelula) and Claudine (Maya Eshet), to blackmail police officers. Bob’s son, Luke, moves in with them after he gets out of rehab. …
"Flower: Zoey Deutch is A Star In The Making"