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The Years We Made Contact
Project Hail Mary wants to be a future sci-fi classic a little too badly
 • Esther Rosenfield
I Think We're Alone Now
A slow cinema horror home run by a gaming YouTuber is 2026's unlikeliest film
 • Esther Rosenfield
Ordinary World
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple makes its transcendent predecessor into something all too familiar
 • Esther Rosenfield
Nothing Ever Lasts Forever
Marty Supreme is irresistible entertainment. Is that enough?
 • Esther Rosenfield
The Hamnet Review
Chloe Zhao's newest film is a limp work of historical misinterpretation
 • Esther Rosenfield
All You're Gonna Be Is Mean
Yorgos Lanthimos' newest finds him settling into a familiar (and successful) lane
 • Esther Rosenfield
NYFF 63 Final Report
Featuring Rose of Nevada, Resurrection, Magellan, and more
 • Esther Rosenfield
NYFF 63: "Kontinental '25"
Radu Jude's second film at the festival is a traditional drama about liberal guilt and nationalist wounds
 • Esther Rosenfield
NYFF 63: "Dracula"
Radu Jude's vampire comedy is a lengthy anthology that takes AI art to task
 • Esther Rosenfield
NYFF 63: "The Mastermind"
My review of Kelly Reichardt's newest.
 • Esther Rosenfield
NYFF 63: "No Other Choice"
Ten years ago, there were two massive ripples in American political culture.
 • Esther Rosenfield
NYFF 63: "It Was Just An Accident"
My review of the new film from Jafar Panahi
 • Esther Rosenfield
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