Steve McQueen's brutally direct take on slavery confronts inherent contradictions, survival in the face of utter despair, and salvation against all hope.
New York Film Festival
Sean Hutchinson
Sean Reviews Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive [NYFF 2013]
Jarmusch's vampire movie sets a minimalist mood, and Swinton and Hiddleston make it look good.
Sean Reviews Claire Denis’ Bastards [NYFF 2013]
Brutal family secrets and unspeakable infidelities mar this brooding and enigmatic entry from Claire Denis.
Catherine Reviews Catherine Breillat’s Abuse of Weakness [NYFF 2013]
Catherine Breillat takes on her own story in an opaquely autobiographical piece of fiction starring the incomparable Isabelle Huppert.
Catherine Stebbins
Sean Reviews Ben Stiller’s The Secret Life of Walter Mitty [NYFF 2013]
Ben Stiller's fifth directorial effort desperately tries to say something, but is surprisingly hollow.
Sean Reviews Claude Lanzmann’s The Last of the Unjust [NYFF 2013]
Lanzmann's newest documentary is a sprawling yet unforgettable portrait of an absolutely magnetic figure.
Sean Reviews Joel & Ethan Coen’s Inside Llewyn Davis [NYFF 2013]
The Coen Brothers' new film is an ode to the ordinary, or what happens when you're too mediocre to matter.
Sean Reviews Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Like Father, Like Son [NYFF 2013]
The new film from director Hirokazu Kore-eda is a patiently pensive exploration about the meaning of lineage and legacy.
Sean Reviews Paul Greengrass’ Captain Phillips [NYFF 2013]
The film will have its world premiere at and kick off the 51st New York Film Festival.
NYFF Names Andrea Arnold as Inaugural Filmmaker in Residence
Arnold will get the opportunity to develop and refine new work.
NYFF Announces Jean-Luc Godard Retrospective and 20th Anniversary Screening of Linklater’s Dazed and Confused
The two vastly different filmmakers offer some amazing additions to this year's NYFF.
Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave to Have US Premiere at NYFF
McQueen's third feature is his second film to premiere at the festival.
New York Film Festival Announces New Opening Act Series
Catch up with some of the best previous work from NYFF51 filmmakers.
New York Film Festival Announces Revivals Slate
Celebrating and re-visiting classic and important films by auteurs that helped shape world cinema.
New York Film Festival Announces Main Slate
The 35 highly anticipated feature films are the biggest main slate the festival has ever seen.