Film-Forward

Book adaptation

Eileen

Self-hate, self-harm, and a sicko plot twist are Eileen’s way stations, along with a few tantalizing glimpses of the redemptive power of love.

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.

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.