New York Film Festival Archives

‘Tragic Jungle’ Is An Alluring Mexican Adventure Centered On Black & Indigenous People [NYFF Review]

October 13, 2020 2:26 pm

Lush foliage paves the frames of Mexican director Yulene Olaizola’s entrancing feature “Tragic Jungle.” Backdrop to violence and the supernatural, the eponymous ecosystem traps us in its mystifying maw for an ...

‘French Exit’: With No F*cks To Give, Michelle Pfeiffer Sets An Icy World Of Privilege Ablaze [NYFF Review]

Tomris Laffly

October 11, 2020 8:55 am

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

A Tragedy of Manners. This is how bestselling author Patrick DeWitt’s satirical novel “French Exit” was billed upon its publishing in 2018. That description is also spot-on for this elegant, droll, and heartbr...

‘The Woman Who Ran’: Hong Sang-Soo’s Offbeat Film Examines The Textures Of Female Relationships [NYFF Review]

Beatrice Loayza

October 8, 2020 2:54 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Among the many things suspended during these plague times of social distancing and self-quarantine is the friendly visit, those excursions we take to friends’ houses just to hang out and catch up, exchange ban...

‘The Truffle Hunters’: A Beautiful, Immersive Search For Flavor In The Forests Of Italy [NYFF Review]

Joe Blessing

October 8, 2020 11:40 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

“The Truffle Hunters” takes viewers deep in the forests of Northern Italy to watch as elderly men and their indispensable dogs participate in the tradition of sniffing out the elusive white Alba truffle. Belo...

John Boyega, Small Axe, Red White And Blue

‘Red, White And Blue’: John Boyega Is Superb In Steve McQueen’s Challenging, And Unafraid ‘Small Axe’ Film [NYFF Review]

Robert Daniels

October 3, 2020 8:02 pm

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

One of the great joys of the New York Film Festival has been watching Steve McQueen’s new film anthology “Small Axe.” Composed of five works set between the late-'60s and early-'80s, the two recently screened ...

‘The Salt Of Tears’: Philippe Garrel’s Latest Film Is An Evocative Look At Lost Love [NYFF Review]

Jason Bailey

September 30, 2020 1:12 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

They "meet cute" from across a street, at opposing bus stops; Luc (Logann Antuofermo) is going one way, Djemila (Oulaya Amamra) the other. We meet them in evenly composed medium-wide shots, the camera sharing ...

‘Tragic Jungle’ Exclusive Teaser: Yulene Olaizola’s Lush Thriller Is Coming To This Year’s NYFF

Charles Barfield

September 29, 2020 10:59 am

News, Trailers

A teaser is meant to, well, tease. Though that definition has changed over the years, as modern teasers have been known to be bonafide trailers that spoil major plot points and leave little to the imagination....

‘Night Of The Kings’ Is A Striking Tribute To The Power Of Storytelling Set In An Ivorian Prison [NYFF Review]

Carlos Aguilar

September 27, 2020 10:28 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Philippe Lacôte understands the cyclical nature of human conflict and how invaluable the stories people tell about their collective past are. In the remarkable “Night Of The Kings,” the Ivorian director’s foll...

‘Days’: Tsai Ming-liang’s Latest is Minimalist But Moving [NYFF Review]

Jason Bailey

September 26, 2020 10:30 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Nothing “happens” in the opening scene of Tsai Ming-liang’s “Days,” at least not in any conventional sense: Kang (Lee Kang-sheng), a middle-class, middle-aged man, is sitting at his window, look...

‘The Tango Of The Widower’: Nightmares Come To Life In Raúl Ruiz’s Rediscovered First Film [NYFF Review]

Joe Blessing

September 23, 2020 11:48 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

With the indispensable aid of his widow and collaborator Valeria Sarmiento, the prolific Raúl Ruiz has given the world another film from beyond the grave. That might seem strange for some directors, but this ...

‘Malmkrog’: Cristi Puiu’s Ambitious Period Film Is Demanding & Beautiful Slow Cinema [NYFF Review]

Beatrice Loayza

September 22, 2020 1:45 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

If a film such as “The Irishman” or “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” is unnecessarily long, then what will people say about “Malmkrog,” Cristi Puiu’s three-and-a-half-hour period adaptation? Focused almost enti...

New ‘Small Axe’ Trailer Teases Steve McQueen’s ‘Lovers Rock’ Acclaim & 5 Film Anthology Coming In November

Rodrigo Perez

September 20, 2020 12:03 pm

News, Trailers

“If you are the big tree, we are the small axe,” this is the Jamaican proverb that has inspired filmmaker Steve McQueen's, "Small Axe," a collection of five films inspired by real-life events about ordinary pe...

‘Gunda’: A Modest Yet Devastating Nature Documentary [NYFF Review]

Jason Bailey

September 20, 2020 10:20 am

Festivals, Reviews

It feels like we spend less time in awe at movies these days, cocking our collective head and murmuring or gasping, “How did they do that?” That lack of marveling is partly due to Marvel, at risk of putting to...

Director Steve McQueen & Cast Discuss ‘Lover’s Rock’: “An Image of Freedom” [NYFF]

Joe Blessing

September 18, 2020 12:54 pm

Interviews, News

Like most aspects of life, the New York Film Festival looks a little different this year, switching to a mostly virtual format in light of the pandemic. While this will limit the chances for the film community...

‘Lovers Rock’: Steve McQueen’s Dance-Filled ‘Small Axe’ Entry Is Surprisingly Tender [NYFF Review]

Robert Daniels

September 17, 2020 4:15 pm

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen’s films rarely have a light touch. For example, “Hunger” recounts the life of IRA member Bobby Sands, and the group’s organized hunger strike; “Shame” depicts sex addiction...

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