The End We Start From
Though the movie feels patterned after other survivalist sagas, its depiction of climate change is chilling and realistically captured.
Film-Forward
The Color Purple
At first, it’s difficult to not think of Whoopi Goldberg’s incredible debut, but Fantasia Barrino proves a marvelous screen presence with her authentic, powerful turn.
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.
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.