With a firecracker performance from Michelle Pfeiffer, French Exit is an entrancing, if uneven, familial farce.
Festivals
Joshua Brunsting
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 Spike Lee’s David Byrne’s American Utopia [NYFF 2020]
Spike Lee returns with a filmed version of David Byrne's beloved Broadway performance, and one of the best documentaries of 2020.
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 Hong Sangsoo’s The Woman Who Ran [NYFF 2020]
Hong Sangsoo returns with a beautiful and gentle rumination on modern relationships.
Joshua Reviews Jia Zhangke’s Swimming Out Till The Sea Turns Blue [NYFF 2020]
The latest documentary from director Jia Zhangke is a moving, if uneven, look at modern Chinese history and the evolutionary moments therein.
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.