The latest documentary from director Jia Zhangke is a moving, if uneven, look at modern Chinese history and the evolutionary moments therein.
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Joshua Brunsting
Joshua Reviews Philippe Garrel’s The Salt Of Tears [NYFF 2020]
Beloved French film director Philippe Garrel returns with a gorgeous, if infuriatingly flat, romance drama.
Joshua Reviews Pedro Almodovar’s The Human Voice [NYFF 2020]
Legendary director Almodovar returns not with a feature but a stylish short that's much more than its seemingly dismissable runtime.
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.
Joshua Reviews Sam Pollard’s MLK/FBI [NYFF 2020]
This new Sam Pollard-directed documentary shines a light on the relationship between the FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr., and particularly the former's attempt to bring down the latter.
Joshua Reviews Song Fang’s The Calming [NYFF 2020]
The Calming is the latest film from director Song Fang and is a quiet, patient look into the way we interact with and experience the places we call home.
Joshua Reviews Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock [NYFF 2020]
Director Steve McQueen opens NYFF 2020 with the first selection from his forthcoming five film series, Small Axe, the incredible and impressionistic Lovers Rock.
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.
Joshua Reviews James Longley’s Angels Are Made Of Light [NYFF Review]
This portrait of life in Afghanistan is a nuanced look at the state of being in a region shrouded by conflict.
Joshua Reviews Ron Mann’s Carmine Street Guitars [NYFF Review]
Despite its quiet demeanor, Carmine Street Guitars is a moving portrait of a singular artist with a singular history in New York City.
Joshua Reviews Gabriel Abrantes And Daniel Schmidt’s Diamantino [NYFF Review]
Opening this year's NYFF Projections lineup is one of 2018's great debuts, an uneven but transgressive satire with bite.