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NYFF: ‘The Princess Bride’ Reunion Screening Gleefully Transforms Lincoln Center Into a Grindhouse…

NYFF: ‘The Princess Bride’ Reunion Screening Gleefully Transforms Lincoln Center Into a Grindhouse TheaterPhoto by Godlis, courtesy of Film Society… Read More

NYFF: Alain Resnais’ ‘You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet’ Offers A Bevy of French Talent But Remains at a…

NYFF: Alain Resnais’ ‘You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet’ Offers A Bevy of French Talent But Remains at a Surface LevelAlain Resnais’… Read More

NYFF: ‘Fill the Void’ Is a Deep and Open Portrayal of a Closed Community

Fill the Void begins with the greatest Purim sequence in the history of cinema. To be sure, there isn’t much… Read More

NYFF: Is ‘Passion’ Poised to Eclipse The Camp Classic ‘Showgirls’?

NYFF: Is ‘Passion’ Poised to Eclipse The Camp Classic ‘Showgirls’?Brian De Palma’s Passion, as alluded to in this review, teeters… Read More

NYFF: ‘Bwakaw’ Is A Slight Yet Heartwarming Tale of an Old Man and His Dog

Dogs are thought to be man’s best friend, at their owners’ sides in sickness and in health. But can people… Read More

NYFF: ‘Frances Ha’ is a Beautiful Blend of Graceful Clumsiness

Frances Ha is a Noah Baumbach film without bitterness. This is perhaps unexpected, given the man’s track record. Greenberg is… Read More

NYFF: De Palma’s ‘Passion’ Misfires with Bad Camp and Silly Twists and Turns

Good camp films know what they are doing. They manipulate the audience into feeling exaggerated sorts of emotion and possess… Read More

NYFF: ‘Life of Pi’ is Near-Perfect

NYFF: ‘Life of Pi’ is Near-PerfectDirector Ang Lee was given a reported $100 million to make this trippy, gut-wrenching, and… Read More

NYFF: ‘Caesar Must Die’ Brings a Thrilling and Brutal Clarity to Shakespeare

Paolo and Vittorio Taviani went to Rebibbia Prison to cry. Years ago, the pair took a trip to an all-inmate… Read More