Film-Forward

The Social Reckoning

A decent thriller that can’t help but feel lesser than its predecessor.

Winter of the Crow

The film’s greatest asset may be not only Manville’s brilliant performance, but also its engagement with the least flattering aspects of her character.

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

A thriller whose soulfulness and brutality stem from the moral duality within its hero.

Coward | TIFF 2026

Belgian director Lukas Dhont prints his own stamp on the brothers-in-arms genre.

Possible Love | TIFF 2026

In a year when the fall festivals are overloaded with bloated and aimless running times of 150 minutes or more, Possible Love’s 165 minutes are well justified.

Misty Green | NYFF 2026

Chris Rock’s comic indictment of the entertainment industry confuses proximity with honest insight.

A Long Winter | NYFF 2026

Andrew Haigh’s latest is a patient, beautifully crafted tale of repression and fractured family bonds.

Double Freedom; Heil, Jupiter!; The Life of Jorge Luis Borges | NYFF 2026

More horrifying than any horror movie released this year and more visionary than many sci-fi movies yet to come, Heil, Jupiter! is a time-traveling testimony from the end of times.

Atonement | TIFF 2026

The script offers Hiam Abbass an emotionally demanding role—a Role with a capital R. Her performance ranks among the best of the year.

Digger

It is almost inevitable that Digger will join a lineage of recent big, bold auteur follies whose esteem will likely increase with the passage of time.