Film-Forward

Satire

The Monk and the Gun

A buoyant parable that manages to portray messy, complicated matters like democracy in a deft, light-to-the-touch, yet complex manner.

Saltburn

Writer/director Emerald Fennell dares you not to clutch your pearls.

Rotting in the Sun

Sebastián Silva’s meta-fiction is one of the funnier and adventurous comedies of the year so far.

Asteroid City

As usual, Wes Anderson’s new film is sumptuous to look at and an amazing feat of artistry by his team of costumers, set decorators, and miniature model makers.

Theater Camp | Sundance 2023

Obviously improvised by its adult cast members to the point of repetition, the flabby film rambles on, like an uninspired Saturday Night Live sketch.

The Menu

A ruthless, barbed-wire black comedy and social satire with razor sharp performances.

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.

Triangle of Sadness | NYFF 2022

Five years after writer/director Ruben Östlund won the Palme d’Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, he triumphed again with his latest darkly satiric romp.

Official Competition

As an auteur filmmaker, Penélope Cruz presumably sends up the directors that she’s surely had to contend with in her career.