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Perpendicular Lives Intersect in ‘Possible Love’

October 20, 2026October 20, 2026 Kaveh Jalinous 0 Comments arthouse cinema, capitalism, Cho Yeo-jeong, cinematic storytelling, class inequality, documentary ethics, documentary filmmaking, economic exploitation, factory workers, Family Drama, film review, grief, international cinema, Jeon Do-yeon, Korean cinema, Korean drama, Lee Chang-dong, love stories, marriage, movie reviews, Netflix, Possible Love, privilege, Psychological Drama, relationships, social realism, South Korean films, Sul Kyung-gu, unemployment, voyeurism, wealth inequality, working class, Zo In-sung

Lee Chang-dong brings two unlikely couples together in this NYFF success that is heading straight to theater screens and Netflix

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You Can See Everything, Except the Truth

October 18, 2026October 18, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Abbott and Costello, AI, artificial intelligence, authenticity, Billy Evans, corporate fraud, deepfakes, documentary ethics, documentary film, documentary review, Edison blood-testing device, Elizabeth Holmes, Enron, Errol Morris, experimental documentary, film criticism, Frederick Wiseman, investigative documentary, Lance Oppenheim, media manipulation, mockumentary, movie reviews, Nathan Fielder, Nathan For You, reality and illusion, Silicon Valley, tech startups, The Rehearsal, Theranos, Theranos scandal, true crime documentary, truth and deception, Werner Herzog, white collar crime, Who's on First, You Can See Everything

Feel free to mix Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim, Elizabeth Holmes and Billy Evans but that’s no recipe for non-fiction

Two Highlights From the New York Film Festival Main Slate

October 16, 2026October 15, 2026 Kenji Fujishima 0 Comments 8 1 2, Adam Driver, Aftersun, Alice Bailey Johnson, All of a Sudden, Andor, art and empathy, arthouse cinema, Birgit Minichmayr, British cinema, Cannes Film Festival, capitalism, Carlos Reygadas, Charlotte Wells, dementia, Drive My Car, elder care, Emeric Pressburger, Everytime, experimental cinema, Federico Fellini, female friendship, Film at Lincoln Center, film criticism, film scores, French cinema, Gone to Earth, Gregory Oke, grief, Hard Truths, Heil Jupiter!, James Gray, Japanese cinema, JoBeth Williams, Kate OFlynn, Marion Bailey, Michael Clayton, Michael Powell, Mike Leigh, Miles Teller, mortality, movie reviews, New York Film Festival, New York Film Festival 2026, nursing homes, NYFF 2026, Paul Jesson, Pedro Pascal, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, social realism, social workers, surrealism, Tao Okamoto, Tender Loving Care, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival, Virginie Efira, Widow's Bay

The probable last film from a British legend and the latest work from a Japanese master brightened this year’s edition of this festival of festivals.

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Two Disappointments in the New York Film Festival Main Slate

October 15, 2026October 19, 2026 Kenji Fujishima 0 Comments 8 1 2, Adam Driver, Aftersun, Andor, arthouse cinema, Behemoth!, Birgit Minichmayr, Cannes Film Festival, Carlos Reygadas, Charlotte Wells, classical music, Emeric Pressburger, Eva Victor, Everytime, experimental cinema, Federico Fellini, Film at Lincoln Center, film criticism, film scores, Gone to Earth, Gregory Oke, grief, Heil Jupiter!, James Gray, JoBeth Williams, Michael Clayton, Michael Powell, Miles Teller, movie reviews, New York Film Festival, New York Film Festival 2026, NYFF 2026, Olivia Wilde, Paper Tiger, Pedro Pascal, Sandra Wollner, Scarlett Johansson, surrealism, TIFF, Tony Gilroy, Toronto International Film Festival, Will Arnett

Pre-festival hype and even stars like Pedro Pascal and Olivia Wilde don’t always satisfy

Unexpected Gems From the New York Film Festival

October 14, 2026 Kaveh Jalinous 0 Comments arthouse cinema, Arundhati Roy, China, Currents, documentary, Éric Baudelaire, experimental cinema, Film at Lincoln Center, Film festival, For the Moon, Goodbye South Goodbye, Hou Hsiao-Hsien, In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones, Kinmen, Luise Donschen, movie reviews, National Institute for Blind Youth, New York Film Festival, NYFF, Overt Listening, Pradip Krishen, restored films, Revivals, Taiwan, Tiffany Sia, Tomorrow a Long Time Ago, world cinema

From avant-garde documentaries to restored classics, the festival’s deepest cuts were among its finest.

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Tribeca 2026: The Year of Going to the Cinema

June 24, 2026June 29, 2026 Kaveh Jalinous 0 Comments Al Pacino, Alicia Vikander, American independent film, Billie Lourd, cinema culture, documentary films, documentary review, Elizabeth Cutler, emerging filmmakers, Festival Coverage, festival favorites, Fidel Castro, film criticism, film festivals, Flywheel, Harvey Guillén, independent film, indie cinema, Japanese cinema, Josh Brener, Julie Rice, Killing Castro, Memorizu, mental health, Miiku Sakanishi, motherhood, movie reviews, New York City, Peloton, political thrillers, postpartum depression, relationships, Romantic Drama, Ruth Zuckerman, Seven OClock Breakfast Club from the Brokenhearted, SoulCycle, Spin Wars, streaming movies, That Friend, The Last Day, Tribeca 2026, Tribeca Festival, Tribeca reviews, Victoria Pedretti, world cinema

Subjects ranging from rural Japan to New York spin studios to Cold War Cuba showcased the festival’s eclectic range

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‘Diamonds’ Are a Costume Shop’s Best Friend

May 18, 2026May 20, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments 1970s fashion, art house cinema, cinema craft, costume design, costume designers, Diamonds, dressmaking, ensemble cast, European cinema, fashion in film, Ferzan Ozpetek, film industry, foreign films, Italian cinema, Italian movies, Jasmine Trinca, Luisa Ranieri, movie reviews, period dramas, Stefano Accorsi, tailoring, women at work, women filmmakers, workplace drama

Surprise hit from Italy depicts women in the ’70s making movie dresses

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BFG Podcast #306: Michael Jackson, Ian McKellen, Anne Hathaway, Their Films and More

May 6, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments art world satire, back in black, BFG Podcast, blockbuster season, Bohemian Rhapsody, Book and Film Globe, british acting, celebrity biopics, cinema discussion, Colman Domingo, cultural criticism, Emily Blunt, entertainment journalism, entertainment podcast, fashion industry satire, fashion movies, film criticism, film criticism podcast, gillian gaar, Hollywood sequels, Ian McKellen, Indie Film, Jackson 5, jeff bezos parody, Justin Theroux, london art world, Meryl Streep, Michael Jackson, michael jackson biopic, michael movie, Michaela Coel, movie industry commentary, movie podcast, movie reviews, music biopics, music podcast, Neal Pollack, pop culture podcast, pop music movies, prestige cinema, sequel fatigue, Stephen Garrett, Steven Soderbergh, summer movie season, The Christophers, The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Drama, victory tour

Neal Pollack, Gillian Gaar, and Stephen Garrett discuss biopics, drama, and people who oughtta retire

‘The Stranger’ Turns Existentialism Into Something Dangerous

April 26, 2026 Neal Pollack 3 Comments absurdism, Albert Camus, Algiers 1930s, arthouse cinema, Benjamin Voisin, best films 2026, black and white film, book adaptation, Camus adaptation, classic literature, colonial history, colonialism, culture criticism, existential philosophy, existentialism, film adaptation, film criticism, film reviews, foreign film, François Ozon, French Algeria, French cinema, French New Wave, Italian neorealism, Jean-Paul Sartre, media analysis, Meursault, movie reviews, Orson Welles adaptation, philosophy in film, Pierre Lottin, postcolonial themes, race and identity, Rebecca Marder, The Cure Killing an Arab, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Stranger, violence and morality

François Ozon’s elegant Camus adaptation finds new urgency in colonial Algiers

The ‘Michael’ Biopic Won’t Show the King of Pop in a ‘Bad’ Light

April 24, 2026 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments 1980s pop culture, Antoine Fuqua, artist exploitation, Billie Jean, biographical film, brand management, Bubbles chimp, celebrity biopic, celebrity image, celebrity legacy, child stardom, Colman Domingo, controversial figures, culture criticism, entertainment industry, estate control, fame and isolation, film criticism, film reviews, hagiography, Hollywood biopics, Jaafar Jackson, Jackson 5, Jackson family, John Branca, John McClain, Joseph Jackson, Katherine Jackson, King of Pop, Lionsgate, Lionsgate films, media analysis, Michael Jackson, Michael movie 2026, moonwalk, Motown 25, movie reviews, music biopic, music history, music video era, Neverland Ranch, Nia Long, Off the Wall, Pepsi commercial accident, pop music, Prince Jackson, race and identity, Thriller album, Thriller video

The ‘man in the mirror’ proves surprisingly bland