A Disturbance in the Force
The behind-the-scenes making of CBS’s misguided and ill-fated two-hour variety show The Star Wars Holiday Special.
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The Strangler
An intriguing, elegantly-crafted psychological portrait that is a hidden gem in the horror genre.
Orlando, My Political Biography
Trans and nonbinary individuals, across a span of generations, tell their life stories, intermixed with passages from Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel, Orlando: A Biography.
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
The documentary take us into the life of Nikki Giovanni, a trailblazer of the civil rights era and a poet of ongoing distinction and importance.
The Holdovers
Alexander Payne immediately creates a cocoon of detailed, vintage atmosphere in his latest 1970 end-of-year holidays-set movie.
May December | NYFF 2023
Todd Haynes's subtle and delicate film kicked off this year's festival. It stars Natalie Portman, in one of her most intricate performances.
Silver Dollar Road
Raoul Peck peers into the predicament of a Black family who wants to reclaim their long-owned waterfront property in North Carolina, which is threatened by developers.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Based on a popular young adult novel, the adaptation is a sensitively drawn coming-of-age tale of friendship and a potential romantic relationship between two Mexican American teens in late 1980s El Paso.
Rotting in the Sun
Sebastián Silva’s meta-fiction is one of the funnier and adventurous comedies of the year so far.