Film-Forward

Book adaptation

Priscilla

Sofia Coppola tells a disquieting, empathetic, and very American story based on Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir Elvis and Me.

The Beast | NYFF 2023

Léa Seydoux completely immerses herself in this demented and sprawling epic romance about missed opportunities. 

Killers of the Flower Moon

Although David Grann’s nonfiction page-turner offers more than enough material for a 206-minute film, the result here is lopsided.

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.

Between Two Worlds

Juliette Binoche stars as a journalist who goes undercover to take on menial cleaning jobs and write an exposé about how the other half lives.

BlackBerry

The humorous tale of the men behind the world’s first smartphone and its trajectory from breathtaking to cataclysmic.

The Eight Mountains

The understated and ultimately moving film explores a long, close friendship through its inevitable peaks and valleys.

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

A gentle, knowing portrait of an 11-year-old girl undergoing puberty and a religious identity crisis.

Everything Went Fine

Director François Ozon pulls no punches chronicling the heart-wrenching attempts of two daughters to honor their elderly father’s directive: He wants to end his life on his own terms.