In 'The Statement,' Paul Rudd leads a fine ensemble in a reimagining of a historic multi-disciplinary conference on climate change in 1980.
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Movie Review: ‘NAZA’ at New York Film Festival 2026
The term NAZA works to dehumanize. It also works as a film title to expose a genocide from the perspectives of elite military officers willing to go on the record to explain systematic annihilation.
Read More »New York Film Festival 2026 Review: Sandra Hüller in ‘Rose’
The historical drama 'Rose' set in the 17th century follows a woman disguised as a man, a onetime soldier who makes his life in a Protestant village.
Read More »New York Film Festival 2026 Review: ‘Paper Tiger’ with Adam Driver, Miles Teller, Scarlett Johansson
Factoring in autobiographical elements and powerful emotions from his own life, director James Grey elevates an ordinary family to myth and tragedy.
Read More »Fantastic Fest Movie Review: Opening Night Surprises from ‘Resident Evil’ and ‘Beware Boiúna’
Fantastic Fest 2026, the nation’s largest genre-film festival, provided two exciting and surprising horror films that set the tone for much of the fest.
Read More »New York Film Festival 2026 Review: Sebastian Stan in ‘Fjord’
In 'Fjord' an immigrant Romanian family living in Norway is subject to an investigation and faces the scrutiny of the local judicial system.
Read More »Fantastic Fest: Year 21 Looks to be Bigger and Better
The 21st edition of the festival features some surprising remakes and “reimaginings” along with mind-bending new films in genres such as horror, sci-fi, martial arts, and fantasy.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘The Odyssey’
Matt Damon headlines as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's latest epic film "The Odyssey."
Read More »Tribeca Festival Movie Review: ‘In the Hand of Dante’ With Oscar Isaac, Gal Gadot – a Suspenseful Thriller
Like Dante Alighieri’s 'Divine Comedy' and Nick Tosches' novel 'In the Hand of Dante,' Schnabel’s unique and mesmerizing film adaptation of the novel does not lend itself to facile understanding.
Read More »Tribeca Festival Documentary Review: ‘American Zoo’ – the Rise and Fall of the Catskill Game Farm
Underneath the clean, white American brand of America's first private zoo lurked an association with Hitler’s criminal crony Hermann Göring.
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