The Beast | NYFF 2023
By Guillermo Lopez Meza October 26, 2023
Léa Seydoux completely immerses herself in this demented and sprawling epic romance about missed opportunities.
Léa Seydoux completely immerses herself in this demented and sprawling epic romance about missed opportunities.
Although David Grann’s nonfiction page-turner offers more than enough material for a 206-minute film, the result here is lopsided.
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.
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.
The humorous tale of the men behind the world’s first smartphone and its trajectory from breathtaking to cataclysmic.
The understated and ultimately moving film explores a long, close friendship through its inevitable peaks and valleys.
A gentle, knowing portrait of an 11-year-old girl undergoing puberty and a religious identity crisis.
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.
Less is definitely more, and silence speaks volumes in writer-director Colm Bairéad’s impressive debut.