Festivals NYFF: Ahed’s Knee has style and righteous anger to spare By: Jonah Koslofsky Ahed's Knee, director Nadav Lapid's latest film, cannot match his best work, but it's far from a failure. It has style and anger to spare.
Festivals NYFF 2021: The Tragedy of Macbeth is a sparse, elegant take on the Bard By: Jonah Koslofsky Joel Coen steps out on his own & directs a powerhouse cast in an extra-dark version of Shakespeare's tale of ambition & absolute power.
Festivals NYFF2021: Belle: The Dragon and the Freckled Princess fuses spectacle with spirit Belle: The Dragon and the Freckled Princess may try to juggle too much, but its vision deserves to be seen on the big screen.
Festivals NYFF 2021: Bergman Island offers scenes from a creatively fractured marriage By: Peter Sobczynski Mia Hansen-Løve's latest wrestles with the creative and romantic frustrations between men and women, with Ingmar Bergman watching mindfully overhead.
NYFF 59 NYFF 2021: Straight-faced or racy farce? Benedetta will never tell Paul Verhoeven returns with Benedetta, a film so open to interpretation, it risks losing meaning. We reviewed it at this year's NYFF.