‘Too Late to Die Young’ Review: Chilean Coming-of-age Story Strikes Gray Gold (NYFF)
Writer/director Dominga Sotomayor Castillo fashions a lavishly shot world in the woods that you won't forget Read More
September 27, 2018
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‘Wildlife’ Review: Paul Dano’s First Directorial Effort Yields Promising Results (NYFF)
Mulligan, Gyllenhaal, and Oxenbould shine in Dano's fiery 1960s drama about a fracturing family. Read More
September 26, 2018
‘Ash Is Purest White’ Review: Tao and Zhangke Solidify Themselves As One of Film’s Greatest Duos (NYFF)
Zhangke's latest is a mesmerizing dive into the rural Chinese underground. Read More
September 26, 2018
8 Things We Learned from Carol Director Todd Haynes at NYFF
Every year is another chance to talk at length about what or whom the Academy should have nominated, yet personally… Read More
October 13, 2015
NYFF 2014: Incendiary, Essential ‘Citizenfour’ Illuminates Both Old and New Aspects of Edward…
NYFF 2014: Incendiary, Essential ‘Citizenfour’ Illuminates Both Old and New Aspects of Edward Snowden CaseRadius-TWCThe strange thing is, you know that… Read More
October 11, 2014
NYFF 2014: Wild ‘Birdman’ Soars With Strong Performances and Ambitious Wit
Fox SearchlightAlejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman has plenty of gimmicks to drive it - there’s Michael Keaton playing the eponymous cinematic… Read More
October 10, 2014
NYFF 2014: ‘The Princess of France’ Is an Enchanting, Breathless Riff on Shakespeare
The Cinema GuildOnce upon a time actors were outcasts, in the category of criminals and prostitutes. To be an actor was… Read More
October 7, 2014
NYFF 2014: ‘Eden’ Is a Beautifully Flighty Imagined Chronicle of French Electronic Dance Music
Broad Green PicturesEden is a film about passion, at least at first. It’s about youth and the thrill of finding community… Read More
October 6, 2014
‘Saint Laurent’ is a Luxurious, Seductive Masterpiece
From the 2014 New York Film Festival, we review Bertrand Bonello’s biopic starring Gaspard Ulliel as the titular fashion designer. Read More
October 6, 2014