
Tyler joins his friend on a trip to the Catskills for a weekend birthday party with several people he doesn't know. As soon as they get there, it's clear that (1) he's the only black guy, and (2) it's going to be a weekend of heavy drinking. Although Tyler is welcomed, he can't help but feel uneasy in "Whitesville." The combination of all the testosterone and alcohol starts to get out of hand, and Tyler's precarious situation starts to feel like a nightmare.... (Full plot summary below)
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Tyler joins his friend on a trip to the Catskills for a weekend birthday party with several people he doesn't know. As soon as they get there, it's clear that (1) he's the only black guy, and (2) it's going to be a weekend of heavy drinking. Although Tyler is welcomed, he can't help but feel uneasy in "Whitesville." The combination of all the testosterone and alcohol starts to get out of hand, and Tyler's precarious situation starts to feel like a nightmare.
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| Tribune News ServiceKatie WalshSilva's most political work yet--though it is sly and subtle, the intention is palpable, the emotions elicited all too real, and ultimately, "Tyrel" proves to be a fascinating entry in his body of work. |
| The New York TimesBilge EbiriThe stranger Tyrel gets, the more accurate it feels. The ecosystem of behaviors and attitudes on display is so unnervingly sharp that some of us may well find ourselves wincing in recognition. |
| SlateAisha Harris[Mitchell] lets you feel every humiliation and subsequent redemption while he's trapped in this dynamic. |
| Time OutJoshua RothkopfThe subtle pleasure of watching Tyrel comes from raising an eyebrow at every inferred (implied?) slight. |
| Film InquiryAlex LinesThe camera isn't afraid to get close and intimate with these guys, but it's nothing that you haven't seen before from any micro-budgeted college project about the misfortunes of a sad white hipster. |
| Screen InternationalAnthony KaufmanSilva is a shrewd storyteller, uninterested in genre conventions or shock value; rather, he’s using that tension to tease out the anxieties of ordinary life and interactions. |
| The Film StageJordan RaupNot giving into audience expectations and thus creating something more terrifying in its relatability, Sebastián Silva’s TYREL follows a testosterone-heavy weekend and the anxiety-inducing isolation one character is faced with. |
| Battleship PretensionJosh LongTyrel is mumblecore and issues-driven, both at their worst - it lacks the emotional depth of good mumblecore, and the poignancy of a good issues film. |
| AV ClubVikram MurthiTyrel is essentially Microaggressions: The Movie. |
| TheWrapYolanda MachadoWhat Tyrel lacks in substance, Jason Mitchell more than makes up for in his performance. He is thoughtful, precise, vulnerable and authentic, and even in as flawed a film as Tyrel, he is an absolute joy to watch. |