Steve Erickson
Despite “The Annihilation of Fish”’s warmth and optimism, it’s a wonky film.
“Eephus” could’ve become a piece of conservative-leaning nostalgia but, to its credit, it refrains from making small-town sports great again.
In his debut feature, director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel mistakes gratuitous strangeness for genuinely uncanny adventure.
More than the threat posed by the ghost, “Presence” is desperately terrified of ambiguity.
“Pepe” is an immense achievement: one of the most formally and politically radical narrative films to turn up on the international festival circuit in 2024.
“All We Imagine As Light” is an absorbing celebration of female friendship.
The aim is to evoke, critically, a period when adventure, for men, was about running away to Cuba or going on Kerouac-inspired road trips.
A corrupt media lies at the core of “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”‘s powerful condemnation of Iran’s politics, particularly their treatment of women, often in unexpected ways.
“Hard to Watch” lays out a pragmatic path — directions for how to preserve your time and attention — that will help just about anybody engage with any kind of art thoughtfully and purposefully.
The New York Film Festival’s Revivals section offers a preview of valuable recent restorations. Even if these superb movies don’t all make it to American theaters, they’re likely to pop up on physical media or VOD.
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