Tribeca 2015 Ranked

Crocodile Gennadiy

As a supplement to my Tribeca 2015 report for MUBI, here's my personal ranking of what I saw there.  Beyond the festival, I keep a record of everything I see, notating: film title; date of release (according to IMDB); what format I saw the film on (DCP, 35mm, DVD, etc.); where I saw the film; and a rating from a 1-10 scale with room for 1/2 numbers.  The ratings are instinctual, and modified with repeat viewings.  I try to make sure that they carry weight, that they mean something to me.  So, there are very few 10s, a handful of 9.5s, and a healthy number of 9s, 8.5s, and 8s.  7s are good films, and the bulk of the films I watch for pleasure.

Someday I may work out a key to the numbers, maybe something akin to Robert Christgau's letter grades, but not today.  This is just for you to see what I watched, how much I watched, and to give you a sense of what to look into if curious.   

1. Men Go to Battle (Zachary Treitz, 2015) - 7.5/10

2. Far From Men (David Oelhoffen, 2015) - 7/10

3. Stranded in Canton (Måns Månsson, 2014) - 7/10

4. Aferim! (Radu Jude, 2015) - 7/10

5. Toto and His Sisters (Alexander Nanau, 2015) - 7/10

6. In Transit (Albert Maysles, et. al, 2015) - 7/10

7. Crocodile Grennadiy (Steve Hoover, 2015) - 7/10

8. Hungry Hearts (Saverio Costanzo, 2015) - 6.5/10

9. The Overnight (Patrick Brice, 2015) - 6.5/10

10. Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle (Nick Berardini, 2015) - 6.5/10

11. The Wolfpack (Crystal Moselle, 2015) - 6.5/10

12. Sworn Virgin (Laura Bispuri, 2015) - 6/10

13. Cronies (Michael Larnell, 2015) - 6/10

14. Come Down Molly (Gregory Kohn, 2015) - 6/10

15. The Survivalist (Stephen Fingleton, 2015) - 6/10

16. Stung (Benni Diez, 2015) - 5.5/10

17. Hyena (Gerard Johnson, 2014) - 5/10

18. Jackrabbit (Carelton Ranney, 2015) - 5/10

19. Wondrous Boccaccio (Paolo & Vittorio Taviani, 2015) - 5/10

20. Jimmy's Hall (Ken Loach, 2014) - 5/10

21. Virgin Mountain (Dagmur Kári, 2015) - 5/10

22. Maggie (Henry Hobson, 2015) - 4.5/10

23. Meadowland (Reed Morano, 2015) - 4.5/10

24. A Courtship (Amy Kohn, 2015) - 4.5/10