Film-Forward

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Director Mary Bronstein bravely and imaginatively confronts head-on issues that many films would shy away from.

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

Hollywood finds a way to turn a star into a martyr of the arts, even if he’s one of the most well-behaved guys in the music industry.

Mistress Dispeller

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.

It Was Just an Accident

Jafar Panahi takes a revenge tale rooted in Iranian political repression and layers on a shaggy dog story, satire, and notes of dark comedy.

Angel’s Egg, Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars, Sholay | NYFF 2025

The Revivals section included the blueprint of the genre-blending masala movie presented in the original director’s cut, once censored and unseen for decades.

A House of Dynamite

Is it the end of the world as we know it?

Barrio Triste, Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes, Pin de Fartie | NYFF 2025

Three hidden gems and undistributed films that deserve attention.

Is This Thing On? | NYFF 2025

There could possibly be no more fitting option to end the 63rd New York Film Festival than with the selection of a New York–set romantic comedy with gravitas.

Pillion | NYFF 2025

A bold and remarkably assured feature directorial debut plays out mostly like a fizzy—albeit sexually explicit—romantic comedy, with deep dramatic undertones.