The Square
Swedish writer-director Ruben Ostlund creates an ingenious high-wire act putting bourgeois beliefs and interpersonal trust to the test.
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3 Auteurs: Baumbach, Martel, and Denis | NYFF 2017
Noah Baumbach’s most accomplished work to date was among this year's highlights.
Last Flag Flying | NYFF 2017
Infused with nostalgia and melancholy, Richard Linklater’s Last Flag Flying is a sober look at how the battle scars of three military buddies have shaped the trajectory of their lives. Still, it’s a lightly humorous film that stars a trio of actors who need no introduction—Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell, and Laurence Fishburne.
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5 Foreign Films | NYFF 2017
Among the films are depictions of macho men, a struggling single mother, a supernatural college student, a tortured artist, and ardent animal activists.
26 Intriguing Movies at the New York Film Festival 2017
The 55th New York Film Festival (NYFF) kicks off its 18-day showcase on September 28 with the world premiere of Richard Linklater’s Last Flag Flying, starring Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell, and Laurence Fishburne.
Gimme Danger
A rockumentary on the seminal band the Stooges, “the greatest rock ’n’ roll band ever,” at least according to filmmaker Jim Jarmusch.
Aquarius | NYFF 2016
Writer/director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s highly observant film follows Sonia Braga in a tour de force performance.
Certain Women
A quiet, female-focused triptych of tales that keeps its scope quite modest.
13th | NYFF 2016
With clarity and focus, Ava DuVernay traces a history of inequality that has resulted in the United States having the highest incarceration rate in the world.