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Tyrel

2018

Sebastián Silva

Jason Mitchell, Caleb Landry Jones, Michael Cera, Christopher Abbott ...

5.8

305

Drama Tyler (Jason Mitchell) joins a friend on a trip to the Catskills for a weekend birthday party in a secluded cabin with several guys he doesn't know. As soon as they get there, it becomes clear to him that he's the only black man, and it's going to be a weekend of heavy drinking. As the only outsider at a party of close friends, Tyler quickly feels uncomfortable.

	Author	Review
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"An unsettling literalization of black discomfort in a nation ruled by whites (...) Jason Mitchell excels in a psychologically tricky part here"	POS
United States	David Fear Rolling Stone	"This is Jason Mitchell’s showcase (...) The gentleman deserves attention and accolades. So does the film. See it and weep (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Dennis Harvey Variety	"'Tyrel' is a chamber piece whose rhythms feel entirely natural (...) but which doesn’t resonate greatly after the fadeout."	NEU
United States	Jordan Hoffman Vanity Fair	"It’s the folly of so many independent filmmakers to just get a bunch of people in a place and to start shooting—but few have the goods like Silva does."	POS
United States	Bilge Ebiri The New York Times	"The ecosystem of behaviors and attitudes on display is so unnervingly sharp that some of us may well find ourselves wincing in recognition."	POS
United Kingdom	Anthony Kaufman Screendaily	"While 'Tyrel' confirms Silva’s talents as a director of intimate details and human foibles, it is a slight indie affair that isn’t going to expand the filmmaker’s audience. Still, it’s a smart, subtle and well-acted film"	POS
United States	Jason Bailey The Playlist	"It plays like a version of Jordan Peele‘s 'Get Out' where nothing happens"	NEG
United States	Matt Donnelly The Wrap	"[Mitchell] lets you feel every humiliation and subsequent redemption while he’s trapped in this dynamic (...) He makes it rewarding."	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"The result is a film with a very off-the-cuff energy designed to make people uneasy but that doesn’t amount to nearly enough in the end"	NEU
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"[It] has a lot to stay about the microaggressions of black-white relationships in this perceptive character study"	POS

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