Happy Holidays
By Andrew Plimpton December 4, 2025
An assured, affecting, and invigorating film that is likely to hold up to repeated viewings.
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Hamnet
By Guillermo Lopez Meza November 26, 2025
The mystery of death and the mystery of love—here they are.
The Secret Agent
By Rania Richardson
A soulful Wagner Moura stars as a fugitive from the corrupt dictatorship of 1970s Brazil in writer/director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s latest film, a gripping political thriller.
Cutting Through Rocks
By Caroline Ely November 20, 2025
A slow-burn, slice-of-life documentary that takes the measure of one woman’s attempt to empower women and girls.
Arco
By Ben Wasserman November 14, 2025
Well-made with eye-catching animation and a hopeful message, and accessible to viewers of all ages.
Bunny
By Paul Weissman
If you are a fan of gritty 1990s indie film and have a taste for screwball comedy and eccentric Coen-esque characters, then Bunny is for you.
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
By Su Silver October 24, 2025
Director Mary Bronstein bravely and imaginatively confronts head-on issues that many films would shy away from.
Mistress Dispeller
By Kevin Filipski October 21, 2025
Instead of seeking counseling to repair a marriage, an aggrieved wife seeks out the help of a “mistress dispeller,” a cross between a detective and a psychiatrist.
Sirât | NYFF 2025
By Guillermo Lopez Meza October 4, 2025
One of the year’s most intense and unclassifiable thrillers.