Beyond Utopia
By Caroline Ely November 2, 2023
Madeleine Gavin’s documentary probably gives viewers the most complete—and harrowing—picture of the nightmare involved in fleeing North Korea.
Top Picks
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.
To Kill a Tiger
By Shiv Rajagopal
An absorbing documentary about an Indian family’s revolutionary fight for justice.
May December | NYFF 2023
By Jeffery Berg October 16, 2023
Todd Haynes’s subtle and delicate film kicked off this year’s festival. It stars Natalie Portman, in one of her most intricate performances.
The Zone of Interest | NYFF 2023
By Guillermo Lopez Meza October 14, 2023
Jonathan Glazer’s new film is an essential addition to the representation of the Holocaust, and one of the best films of the year.
The Mission
By Andrew Plimpton October 12, 2023
A dense and informative documentary about Christian missionary John Allen Chau’s doomed encounter on the isolated North Sentinel Island.
When Evil Lurks
By Paul Weissman October 5, 2023
If you are looking for gore and shocking images, you have come to the right place.
My Love Affair with Marriage
By Kirsten Anderson
Signe Baumane’s original and smart semi-autobiographical animated musical is different and not afraid to be itself.
American Fiction | TIFF 2023
By Kent Turner September 19, 2023
First time director Cord Jefferson accomplishes quite a balancing act. He has made a family drama and, more pungently and winningly, a satire aimed at an adult audience.