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‘Kiss of The Spider Woman,’ When Musicals Go Beyond Escapism

We are in Argentina in the year 1983, when targets of the military dictatorship are all those believed to be associated with activist groups. The story takes place in prison, where two inmates are forced to share a cramped cell: Molina (Tonatiuh), a window dresser convicted of public indecency and Marxist revolutionary Valentín (Diego Luna)….

NYFF Review: Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’  Offers Sharp Writing and Great Cast But Not Much More

When people talk about New York filmmakers, Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee are frequently the first two names that come to mind, while Jim Jarmusch is often forgotten, maybe because he hasn’t made much of an effort to set or film any of his movies in his own city. One of the segments in Night…

100 Meters, the Latest Anime Feature from GKIDS

©Courtesy of GKIDS  When asked why he runs, a junior high track star replies “to win,” as if it’s a stupid question, but it isn’t. In fact, several Japanese track stars at various stages of their careers must wrestle with that question throughout this film, especially during losing streaks. Yet, they keep running in Kenji…

NYFF: After the Hunt Thrives on Julia Roberts’ Provocative Portrayal of a Calculating Professor

©Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios Engaging in meandering debates about clashing ethics and contentious power dynamics can reveals people’s drastically different views on social justice. The upcoming crime drama, After the Hunt, explores the dispute of morality, particularly related to sexual assault, with fearless abandon. First-time screenwriter Nora Garrett penned the new psychological thriller. She…

NYFF / Sirāt Review: Pulses in the Desert – Surrender to Oliver Laxe’s Brilliant Beat

©Courtesy of Neon Rave culture has always thrived outside the mainstream, an underground heartbeat pulsing against the silence of daily life. For many, the rave isn’t just music—it’s rebellion, refuge, and pilgrimage. The ravers of “Sirāt“, Oliver Laxe’s Cannes Jury Prize winner and Spain’s Oscar contender, now creating buzz at the New York Film Festival,…

NYFF : ‘Anemone’ Works Because of an Intense Daniel Day-Lewis and a Surprising Sean Bean

@Courtesy fo Focus Features Daniel Day-Lewis is back from retirement, and this is fantastic news for anyone who loves movies.  But which Daniel Day-Lewis is back? It is indeed a legitimate question, since in my opinion there have been at least two different kinds of performer that he was able to develop in his extraordinary…

NYFF, ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Is a Conventional Biopic Saved By Iconic Music

@Courtesy of 20 Century Studios The core of the story is simple and universal: a man in his early thirties is deeply haunted by the ghosts of his past, especially an abusive father figure who made his childhood a mix of joy and deep sorrow. After all those years he still doesn’t know how to…

NYFF: ‘Angel’s Egg’ is an Artistic, Mysterious Allegory on the Nature of Existence

©Courtesy of GKIDS An isolated scream of personal despair can ultimately become the voice of a generation that’s contending with the nature of their existence. The anguish felt in the reverberating cry of the young heroine in the fantasy anime movie, Angel’s Egg, echoes the crisis of faith many adolescents face as they come of…

NYFF: Resurrection By Bi Gan Is a Hypnotic Ballad About the Love For Cinema

@Courtesy of NYFF Winner of the Jury Special Prize at the last Cannes Film Festival, the visionary tale directed by Bi Gan lands at the New York Film Festival as one of the most innovative feature-films seen in the 2025 edition.  Conceived as a science fiction movie, Resurrection is set in a future where mankind…

NYFF: Noah Baumbach’s ‘Jay Kelly’ Falls Short Despite Offering a Few Nice Moments from George Clooney

Over the years, Noah Baumbach has been hit or miss, from his side hustle collaborating with Wes Anderson, most notably on The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, to his more fruitful collaborations with partner Greta Gerwig. Marriage Story might end up being the benchmark for everything Baumbach has done since, because it was clearly something…

NYFF: ‘A House of Dynamite’ Delivers a Powerful Nightmare About Nuclear Annihilation

@Courtesy of Netflix A House of Dynamite is the best and most important movie about nuclear threat since Dr. Strangelove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb by Stanley Kubrick. Working on the articulate screenplay by Noah Oppenheim, Kathryn Bigelow has directed a high-tension drama that explores the danger and dilemmas of…