In this first NYFF dispatch, we look at the latest from James Benning, Deborah Stratman, and two new shorts from Kevin Jerome Everson.
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Joshua Brunsting
Joshua Reviews Azazel Jacobs’ French Exit [NYFF 2020]
With a firecracker performance from Michelle Pfeiffer, French Exit is an entrancing, if uneven, familial farce.
Joshua Reviews Christian Petzold’s Undine [NYFF 2020]
Christian Petzold returns with a beautiful and heart-breaking riff on a classic myth.
Joshua Reviews Dea Kulumbegashvili’s Beginning [NYFF 2020]
Marking one of the more incredible feature directing debuts, Dea Kulumbegashvili's Beginning is a soul-shattering drama, and an announcement of a major talent on the world cinema stage.
Joshua Reviews Steve McQueen’s Red, White And Blue [NYFF 2020]
Steve McQueen concludes his trio of films playing this year's NYFF with a deeply moving character study led by a towering performance from John Boyega.
Joshua Reviews Michael Dweck And Gregory Kershaw’s The Truffle Hunters [NYFF 2020]
This new documentary is at once an incredible document of a dying way of life and a biting commentary on the capitalism that's making the most of its demise.
Joshua Reviews Chaitanya Tamhane’s The Disciple [NYFF 2020]
The first Indian film in the New York Film Festival's main slate in over 20 years, The Disciple is a deeply powerful announcement of a new voice on the world cinema stage.
Joshua Reviews Heidi Ewing’s I Carry You With Me [NYFF 2020]
Longtime documentarian Heidi Ewing jumps into the world of narrative fiction filmmaking with a beautiful tale of star-crossed love.
Joshua Reviews Tsai Ming-liang’s Days [NYFF 2020]
After a rumored retirement to the world of commissioned art pieces, filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang returns with a wordless, emotionally devastating look into loneliness and the importance of even the briefest of human...
Joshua Reviews Steve McQueen’s Mangrove [NYFF 2020]
Continuing Steve McQueen's Small Axe series is this two hour-plus courtroom drama, an incredible, almost revolutionary spin on the classic genre.
Joshua Reviews Frederick Wiseman’s City Hall [NYFF 2020]
Legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman heads down to Boston for a look at local government and in turn makes one of 2020's most important American documentaries.
Joshua Reviews Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland [NYFF 2020]
Chloe Zhao returns to the director's chair for an incisive and tender look at life during the fall of the American capitalist machine.
Joshua Reviews Matias Pineiro’s Isabella [NYFF 2020]
Pineiro's latest is another entrancing riff on the works of William Shakespeare, this time with a touch of emotionally shattering color theory thrown in for good measure.
Dispatch From The Avant-Garde: Joshua Previews The Currents Section At NYFF 2020
The 2020 edition of the Currents selection at the New York Film Festival, despite a global pandemic, remains one of the most essential curated lineups in the fall film season, and these are just a few of the highlights.
Joshua Reviews Jafar Panahi’s 3 Faces [NYFF Review]
Jafar Panahi once again defies his ban on filmmaking, this time expanding his view in order to craft a moving look into the life of women under the control of tradition and patriarchy in Iran.