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Book adaptation

The Color Purple

At first, it’s difficult to not think of Whoopi Goldberg’s incredible debut, but Fantasia Barrino proves a marvelous screen presence with her authentic, powerful turn.

All of Us Strangers

Andrew Haigh’s new film can be seen as a long, protracted “if only.”

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.