Film-Forward

Book adaptation

The Quiet Girl

Less is definitely more, and silence speaks volumes in writer-director Colm Bairéad’s impressive debut.

Let It Be Morning

A droll comedy/drama of an Arab village in Israel stuck in limbo.

Women Talking

A “message movie” that acts against expectations in how it explores the necessity of forgiveness.

Spoiler Alert

A romcom weepie that knows it’s a romcom weepie. It even references famed tearjerkers like Terms of Endearment and Beaches.

Lady Chatterley’s Lover

A surprisingly dull interpretation that is never as modern or steamy as it aims to be.

She Said

Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan are terrific as the new and equally charismatic versions of Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in this feminine (and feminist) answer to All the President’s Men.

White Noise | NYFF 2022

A stimulating example of giving-it-all filmmaking for art’s sake that might not be perfect or cohesive, but it’s restless fun and uncompromising.

Stars at Noon | NYFF 2022

Claire Denis’s latest is wobbly, sometimes mesmerizing, but meandering, though it features one of the year’s best musical scores.

On the Come Up

The performances certainly carry On the Come Up’s weight, but its pacing less so.