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New York 2026 Review: A MAN OF HIS TIME, Timely and Sad Tale of Moral Compromises and Banality of Evil

In September of 1940, Henri Marre (Swann Arlaud), a writer, engineer, and a man of great ambition, arrives in the Vichy France, controlled by the Nazi collaborator, Philippe Pétain. Even though Henri despises the current state of affairs, his aspirations,...

New York 2026 Review: ARTIFICIAL Doesn't Make a Bigger Splash

The NYFF premiere of Luca Guadagnino ‘s Artificial, which is set for a theatrical release in December, comes one year after the NYFF premiere of the director’s previous live-action feature, After the Hunt. Unlike the previous film, which was highly...

New York 2026 Review: THE DREAMED ADVENTURE, Once Upon a Time in Bulgaria

A middle-aged man, Said (Syuleyman Alilov Letifov), comes back to his small Bulgarian hometown, situated not far from the borders of both Turkey and Greece. He is here to conduct some shady deal involving diesel fuel, but when his car...

New York 2026 Review: A STATEMENT, One of the Timeliest Films You'll See This Season

Tom McCarthy directs Paul Rudd, Amy Ryan, Paul Giametti, and more.

New York 2026 Review: BITTER CHRISTMAS, Weird Act of Artistic Self-Deprecation

Pedro Almodóvar's latest feature film.

New York 2026 Review: BUCKING FASTARD, Kate and Rooney Mara Dig a Tunnel of Love

Real life sisters Kate and Rooney Mara play sisters in Werner Herzog's modern fairytale.

New York 2026 Review: MY WIFE CRIES, Love Abstractions

Agathe Bonitzer and Vladimir Vulevic star in Angela Schanelec's new film.

New York 2026 Review: A LONG WINTER, Hauntingly Beautiful Drama of Longing for a Change

Director Andrew Haigh's new drama stars Fred Hechinger, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Caitríona Balfe.

New York 2026 Review: PAPER TIGER, No Crime, Yet Punishment

Adam Driver, Miles Teller, and Scarlett Johansson star in director James Gray's crime thriller.