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Netflix’s Nobody Wants This returns with less spark but more sincerity. Kristen Bell and Adam Brody remain charming in this funny, heartfelt look at love, faith, and commitment. A thoughtful, if uneven, follow-up that proves belief and chemistry are still worth watching.
Critics called it alarmist, but Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite is a daring and necessary work of modern cinema. Far from exploitation, her nuclear thriller channels tension and truth into moral reflection. With Rebecca Ferguson and Jared Harris commanding the screen, Bigelow proves fear can be art — and that art can still provoke courage.
Bradley Cooper’s Is This Thing On? closes the New York Film Festival with warmth, humor, and humanity. Starring Will Arnett and Laura Dern, this tender, funny film explores love’s second act through stand-up, self-reflection, and the art of moving forward.
Timothée Chalamet delivers a “career-best” performance in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, which premiered as a surprise at NYFF63. The $70M A24 film — directed and edited by Safdie, who completed the final cut at 2 a.m. the day of the screening — drew raves for its energy, style, and New York spirit ahead of its Dec. 25 release.
Daniel Day-Lewis makes a powerful return in Anemone, a haunting father-son collaboration with his son Ronan Day-Lewis. A visually stunning, emotionally bruising portrait of guilt, violence, and forgiveness that cements the Day-Lewis legacy across generations.
Julia Roberts delivers one of her most daring performances in Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt, a cerebral and provocative #MeToo-era thriller that opens the 63rd New York Film Festival. Beautifully crafted and intellectually charged, it’s as fascinating as it is divisive.
Jeremy Allen White delivers a raw and haunting performance in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Scott Cooper’s intimate portrait of Bruce Springsteen during the making of Nebraska. A contemplative music biopic that trades spectacle for soul, it explores memory, silence, and the power of song.
Premiering at Venice and NYFF, Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly stars George Clooney as a movie star who can’t stop performing, with Adam Sandler delivering one of his most vulnerable roles. A meta, self-aware comedy-drama about memory, family, and the cost of success, co-written with Emily Mortimer.
Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon is a poignant, real-time character study starring Ethan Hawke as lyricist Lorenz Hart and Margaret Qualley as his young protégée. Set on the opening night of Oklahoma! in 1943, this one-location drama captures heartbreak, legacy, and the fading light of a Broadway legend. Premiered at NYFF 2025.
Kathryn Bigelow returns to NYFF with 'A House of Dynamite,' a pulse-pounding Netflix thriller set in the 20-minute window before a nuclear missile hits. Featuring Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, and razor-sharp editing, it's a white-knuckle ride that refuses easy answers and leaves you breathless.
Richard Linklater's 'Nouvelle Vague' offers a cinephile's take on the making of Godard’s 'Breathless,' starring Zoey Deutch and Guillaume Marbeck in a charming, fact-packed homage to the French New Wave. Read our NYFF Review analyzing the film about Godard as he would.
Apple TV+’s The Last Frontier turns a gripping premise — convicts loose in Alaska — into a haunting meditation on survival and morality. Jason Clarke leads a strong cast in a slow, patient thriller that finds beauty and conscience in the cold.
Netflix’s Nobody Wants This returns with less spark but more sincerity. Kristen Bell and Adam Brody remain charming in this funny, heartfelt look at love, faith, and commitment. A thoughtful, if uneven, follow-up that proves belief and chemistry are still worth watching.
Critics called it alarmist, but Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite is a daring and necessary work of modern cinema. Far from exploitation, her nuclear thriller channels tension and truth into moral reflection. With Rebecca Ferguson and Jared Harris commanding the screen, Bigelow proves fear can be art — and that art can still provoke courage.
Bradley Cooper’s Is This Thing On? closes the New York Film Festival with warmth, humor, and humanity. Starring Will Arnett and Laura Dern, this tender, funny film explores love’s second act through stand-up, self-reflection, and the art of moving forward.
Timothée Chalamet delivers a “career-best” performance in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, which premiered as a surprise at NYFF63. The $70M A24 film — directed and edited by Safdie, who completed the final cut at 2 a.m. the day of the screening — drew raves for its energy, style, and New York spirit ahead of its Dec. 25 release.
Daniel Day-Lewis makes a powerful return in Anemone, a haunting father-son collaboration with his son Ronan Day-Lewis. A visually stunning, emotionally bruising portrait of guilt, violence, and forgiveness that cements the Day-Lewis legacy across generations.
Julia Roberts delivers one of her most daring performances in Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt, a cerebral and provocative #MeToo-era thriller that opens the 63rd New York Film Festival. Beautifully crafted and intellectually charged, it’s as fascinating as it is divisive.
Jeremy Allen White delivers a raw and haunting performance in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Scott Cooper’s intimate portrait of Bruce Springsteen during the making of Nebraska. A contemplative music biopic that trades spectacle for soul, it explores memory, silence, and the power of song.
Premiering at Venice and NYFF, Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly stars George Clooney as a movie star who can’t stop performing, with Adam Sandler delivering one of his most vulnerable roles. A meta, self-aware comedy-drama about memory, family, and the cost of success, co-written with Emily Mortimer.
Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon is a poignant, real-time character study starring Ethan Hawke as lyricist Lorenz Hart and Margaret Qualley as his young protégée. Set on the opening night of Oklahoma! in 1943, this one-location drama captures heartbreak, legacy, and the fading light of a Broadway legend. Premiered at NYFF 2025.
Kathryn Bigelow returns to NYFF with 'A House of Dynamite,' a pulse-pounding Netflix thriller set in the 20-minute window before a nuclear missile hits. Featuring Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, and razor-sharp editing, it's a white-knuckle ride that refuses easy answers and leaves you breathless.
Richard Linklater's 'Nouvelle Vague' offers a cinephile's take on the making of Godard’s 'Breathless,' starring Zoey Deutch and Guillaume Marbeck in a charming, fact-packed homage to the French New Wave. Read our NYFF Review analyzing the film about Godard as he would.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Teyana Taylor star in Paul Thomas Anderson's furious new thriller 'One Battle After Another.' A radical political epic and one of 2025's most powerful films.
Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell star in ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,’ a whimsical, visually lush studio film from director Kogonada. But does this magical road trip deliver the emotional payoff it promises? Read the full review.
Premiering at NYFF 63, The Secret Agent is a bold and stylish political thriller from Bacurau director Kleber Mendonça Filho. Wagner Moura delivers a career-best performance in this fever-dream noir set in 1970s Brazil—brimming with paranoia, satire, and unforgettable double-crosses.
Season 4 of Apple TV+’s ‘The Morning Show’ brings back Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon with new additions like Marion Cotillard and Aaron Pierre. Despite its crowded subplots, the drama still delivers engaging performances and relevant themes.
A satisfyingly wicked domestic thriller. Robin Wright is perfectly passive-aggressive as a mother who won’t let go, while Olivia Cooke delivers a career-best performance as a maybe-maybe-not con artist. The dual-perspective format is clever, and the show embraces its own soapy excess. Think Big Little Lies meets The Talented Mr. Ripley—with better coats.
Guillermo del Toro reimagines 'Frankenstein' as a grand gothic opera starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, and Mia Goth. With stunning visuals and heartbreaking emotion, it’s a haunting new classic.
Dwayne Johnson gives his most vulnerable performance yet in The Smashing Machine, Benny Safdie’s gritty solo debut about MMA legend Mark Kerr. Emily Blunt stuns as his chaotic partner in a film that blends bruising realism with emotional weight. A TIFF standout that trades knockouts for truth. This isn’t Rocky—it’s Raging Bull with opiates.
Lily James stars in ‘Swiped,’ Hulu’s dramatized look at Whitney Wolfe Herd’s journey from Tinder to Bumble. Despite its style and solid performances, the film stumbles in its attempt to turn a startup saga into a meaningful empowerment story.
Elizabeth Olsen stars alongside Miles Teller and Callum Turner in A24’s Eternity, a TIFF-premiered afterlife rom-com exploring love, memory, and legacy. Read The Cinema Group's full review of the original film directed by David Freyne.
June Squibb stars in Eleanor the Great, Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut — a tender, gently comedic story of reinvention, intergenerational friendship, and the unexpected ways we find meaning in grief, community, and personal growth late in life.
Sydney Sweeney powers through in a performance that’s both physically fierce and emotionally grounded. While Christy occasionally follows familiar genre beats, her presence keeps it compelling from start to finish.
A hypnotic descent into upper-class warfare, ‘Hedda’ blends high style with psychological intensity. DaCosta crafts a visually lush atmosphere reminiscent of Kubrick’s precision and grandeur, while Tessa Thompson commands every frame with precise, seductive control. It is a fever dream of beauty and manipulation, sharp, stylish and quietly unsettling.
Apple TV+’s The Last Frontier turns a gripping premise — convicts loose in Alaska — into a haunting meditation on survival and morality. Jason Clarke leads a strong cast in a slow, patient thriller that finds beauty and conscience in the cold.