Film-Forward

Crime

No Other Choice | NYFF 2025

Director Park Chan-wook takes as his blueprint Donald E Westlake’s lean and mean bloodbath The Ax (1997) and makes the macabre and cynical tale his own.

Roofman

The film wouldn’t work nearly as well without Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst and their palpable chemistry.

Motel Destino

A shimmering example of a genre that has been resurrected in an unexpected way, this time as a tropical noir.

Honey, Don’t!

Although everyone involved was clearly having fun, that enjoyment doesn’t fully translate to the screen.

Eden

Ron Howard’s new film serves up a more-than-satisfying four-course meal of gripping drama, morbid true crime, and voluptuous entertainment.

Highest 2 Lowest

Spike Lee offers a fresh spin on Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low while retaining the essence of what made the original so special.

Americana

A decent first-time effort that takes on more ideas than it can fully explore.

Sovereign

Jacob Tremblay (Room) is one of those rare actors who gives viewers everything simply by listening.

Ponyboi

A tense drug thriller with a magnetic character at its core.