New York Film Festival

NYFF Review: Middling modernist myth-making in ‘Atarrabi and Mikelats’

French filmmaker Eugène Green, like many directors, has a distinct style. His characters speak directly to the camera. They stand… Read More

October 7, 2020

NYFF Review: ‘On the Rocks’ is a subtle reminder of what Sofia Coppola does best

The father and daughter reunion: Bill Murray and Rashida Jones in ON THE ROCKS (Apple/A24) Like most Sofia Coppola films,… Read More

October 6, 2020

NYFF Review: Steve McQueen’s meditative ‘Red, White and Blue’ features a career-defining performance from John Boyega

Courtesy of Amazon Studios Over the past few weeks, Steve McQueen has once again taken the world of filmmaking by… Read More

October 3, 2020

NYFF Review: ‘The Woman Who Ran’ cannot escape being defined by men

courtesy of NYFF “Seeing cows makes me so sad,” Gam-hee declares as she pokes at a plate of beef in… Read More

October 1, 2020

NYFF Review: Passion and performance shine in Chaitanya Tamhane’s ‘The Disciple’

courtesy of NYFF Children think anything and everything is possible. Kids possess the ability to picture a future in which… Read More

September 30, 2020

NYFF Review: Jia Zhangke takes an unfocused look at Chinese history and literature with ‘Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue’

courtesy of Xstream Pictures Jia Zhangke’s firmly established himself as one of China’s most exciting, innovative filmmakers, whether it’s in… Read More

September 30, 2020

NYFF Review: Steve McQueen’s ‘Mangrove’ is his most ambitious and exciting work to date

courtesy of NYFF The second Steve McQueen film to premiere at this year's edition of the New York Film Festival,… Read More

September 25, 2020

NYFF Review: ‘Isabella’ doesn’t sink or swim—it just floats

courtesy of Cinema Guild Filmmaker Matías Piñeiro has added to his Shakespearean-inspired filmography with Isabella, which is as much a… Read More

September 23, 2020

NYFF Review: A humble pig gets her time in the spotlight in gripping nature doc ‘Gunda’

courtesy of Neon Victor Kossokofsky loves to prod at the boundaries of what he can do with documentary cinema --… Read More

September 21, 2020

NYFF Review: ‘MLK/FBI’ charts the complexities of a great man and the government agency that worked tirelessly to take him down

“When you construct someone as a great man, there’s almost nothing more satisfying than revealing the opposite.”  This sentence, uttered… Read More

September 18, 2020

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