With a firecracker performance from Michelle Pfeiffer, French Exit is an entrancing, if uneven, familial farce.
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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.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 89 – Hal Ashby’s Harold and Maude
David and guests sing out their thoughts on this beloved cult film that kicked off Hal Ashby's excellent cinematic run through the 1970s.
David Blakeslee
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.
Criterion Channel Surfing, Episode 27: Back to School
Josh is joined by Alexandria Daniels, film blogger and guest of the It Pod to Be You and We Cut Heads podcasts, head back to school to discuss films about teachers and students available exclusively on the Criterion...
Josh Hornbeck
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 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 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.