Club Kid | NYFF 2026
By Jeffery Berg October 8, 2026
Jordan Firstman’s debut directorial feature is an earnest, spirited, energetic comedy set within an edgy milieu.
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Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
By Ben Wasserman
A thriller whose soulfulness and brutality stem from the moral duality within its hero.
Coward | TIFF 2026
By Kent Turner October 5, 2026
Belgian director Lukas Dhont prints his own stamp on the brothers-in-arms genre.
Possible Love | TIFF 2026
By Kent Turner
In a year when the fall festivals are overloaded with bloated and aimless running times of 150 minutes or more, Possible Love’s 165 minutes are well justified.
Atonement | TIFF 2026
By Kent Turner October 1, 2026
The script offers Hiam Abbass an emotionally demanding role—a Role with a capital R. Her performance ranks among the best of the year.
Buddy
By Ben Wasserman August 25, 2026
A horror film whose scares and campy laughs prey upon our attachment to nostalgic comfort.
Coyote vs. Acme
By Ben Wasserman
A genuine delight and a hilarious slapstick comedy-turned-legal thriller that features all the mayhem and hijinks you’d expect from Looney Tunes characters.
How to Divorce During the War
By Caroline Ely August 19, 2026
A tale of a marriage falling to unhappy pieces, its aggression mirrored by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine not far away.
The Rivals of Amziah King
By Guillermo Lopez Meza August 13, 2026
This represents a welcome return for Matthew McConaughey, reminding us how daring and liberated an actor he can be.