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NYFF Review: ‘Unclenching the Fists’ in an uncompromising tale of female resistance from Cannes winner Kira Kovalenko [Grade: B]

Kira Kovalenko’s Unclenching of the Fists is set in North Ossetia, in the Russian Caucasus, the site of the horrific… Read More

October 6, 2021

NYFF Review: Radu Jude’s subversive ‘Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn’ is a sex tape satire with an explosive climax [Grade: A-]

Watching the beginning of Radu Jude’s new film, you have to remind yourself that it’s not really porn. There is… Read More

October 4, 2021

NYFF Review: Not everything is black and white in ‘Passing,’ the feature directorial debut of Rebecca Hall [Grade: B-]

Passing, Rebecca Hall’s debut film as a writer-director, is a studied adaptation of Nellallitea "Nella" Larsen’s eponymous 1929 novel set… Read More

October 1, 2021

‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ NYFF Q&A with Joel Coen, Frances McDormand, Denzel Washington and more

The 59th edition of the New York Film Festival officially kicked off on September 24, 2021 with the Opening Night… Read More

October 1, 2021

NYFF Review: Radu Muntean’s Transylvanian horror ‘Întregalde’ finds true terror in the seemingly mundane [Grade: A-]

The landscape of Întregalde pierces you with a cold so persistent, you can’t help but shiver with the characters onscreen.… Read More

September 29, 2021

NYFF Review: ‘Belle’ (竜とそばかすの姫) will make your heart sing [Grade: A-]

The virtual world in Belle is called “U,” as in it specializes in “you” and what makes each and every… Read More

September 27, 2021

NYFF Review: Engrossing ‘Prism’ doc examines how photographic technologies favor white skin, questions the “neutral camera” [Grade: A]

Eléonore Yameogo, An van Dienderen, Rosine Mbakam’s Prism may spark an entirely new conversation about racial bias in filmmaking, namely the “problem”… Read More

September 25, 2021

‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ NYFF review: A beautiful film, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing [Grade: B]

Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth premiered at the New York Film Festival with little fanfare—a morning screening, a press… Read More

September 24, 2021

New York Film Festival (NYFF) announces Spotlight section: ‘Dune,’ ‘C’mon, C’mon,’ ‘The French Dispatch,’ ‘The Lost Daughter’ and more

Film at Lincoln Center announces Spotlight for the 59th New York Film Festival (September 24 – October 10, 2021). The… Read More

August 19, 2021

‘Ratcatcher,’ ‘Mississippi Masala,’ ‘Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song’ among Revivals lineup for the 59th New York Film Festival

Film at Lincoln Center announces Revivals for the 59th New York Film Festival (September 24 – October 10, 2021). The… Read More

August 17, 2021

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