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NYFF58: “French Exit” is a nice looking but detached trip overseas

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Michelle Pfeiffer dominates Azazel Jacobs’ dry comedy about a formerly wealthy widow who travels to Paris for one last hurrah.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 10, 2020October 9, 2020

NYFF58: “Days” finds connection in the mundane

Days
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The extremely slow pacing of Tsai Ming-liang’s study in loneliness pays off with subtle tenderness.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on September 24, 2020September 25, 2020

NYFF58: “Night of the Kings” is a moving tribute to what keeps us alive

Night of the Kings
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Philippe Lacôte directs a unique film about a young man who’s forced to tell stories to save his own life.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on September 23, 2020September 23, 2020

NYFF58: “MLK/FBI” is a damning look at the U.S. government

MLK/FBI
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Sam Pollard’s latest documentary is a dense look at Martin Luther King Jr. and the Hoover administration’s attempts to silence him.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on September 22, 2020September 22, 2020

NYFF58: “The Calming” portrays the quiet loneliness of existing

The Calming
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True to its name, Song Fang’s low-key drama will soothe your nerves, but not much else.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on September 19, 2020September 17, 2020

NYFF 57: “Varda by Agnes” Takes You to Film School

Varda by Agnes
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The late filmmaker’s final project was hosting a warm & fascinating look at her extraordinary seven decade career.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 9, 2019September 26, 2019

NYFF 57: “Vitalina Varela” Offers No Comfort in Sorrow

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Pedro Costa’s minimalist, based on real events drama is short on plot and long on the relentless weight of living.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 9, 2019September 24, 2019

NYFF 57: It Takes a Village to Raise Hell in “Bacurau”

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Brazil’s bloody modern Western is occasionally baffling, but never boring.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 2, 2019September 19, 2019

NYFF 57: “Zombi Child” Conjures Up a Confounding, Eerie Tale

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Bertrand Bonello writes & directs a genre defying story about teenage passion & the thin veil between life & death.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on September 27, 2019September 19, 2019
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