Director David Shadrack Smith just premiered his feature-documentary debut, Public Access, at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival (where I reviewed it). The film showcases all the wild, vibrant, and very weird content that proliferated on New York City’s Manhattan Cable […]

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(Check out Chris Reed’s Marty Supreme movie review! It’s in theaters now via A24. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Brothers Benny and Josh Safdie together made a string of highly regarded features, culminating with the 2019 […]

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With his brother Benny making his solo directing outing later this year with his MMA drama The Smashing Machine, Josh Safdie is crafting his vision with a sports drama of his own just in time for Christmas. Marty Supreme takes […]

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The Venice Film Festival is heading back to the Lido for its 82nd edition. Taking place August 27 – September 6, the in-competition lineup features exciting new titles from an array of auteurs, including Park Chan-wook, Jim Jarmusch, Noah Baumbach, […]

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The Toronto International Film Festival returns to mark its 50th edition this fall. It will take place September 4 – 14, featuring both world premieres and North American/Canadian premieres for titles that have premiered at other festivals such as Sundance, […]

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Three years ago, at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight, I had the opportunity to speak with filmmaker Owen Kline to discuss his remarkable feature directorial debut, Funny Pages. At the time, Kline was most notable for his memorable […]

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Six years after making Uncut Gems, the Safdie Brothers have forged their individual paths as filmmakers. Both brothers have their solo projects coming out this year from A24. With Josh’s Timothee Chalemet-starrer Marty Supreme set for a Christmas Day release, […]

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He may be known for his distinct cinematography in the films of Alex Ross Perry, the Safdie Brothers, Nathan Silver, and more. But now, Sean Price Williams is taking the director’s seat in his unhinged road trip film, The Sweet […]

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(The 61st New York Film Festival runs September 29-October 15. Check out M.J. O’Toole’s The Sweet East movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Sean Price Williams – known for his collaborations with Alex Ross Perry and the […]

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About a week after announcing their Main Slate lineup, the New York Film Festival has unveiled the lineup for its Spotlight section. Taking place from September 29 through October 15, the highlights of this lineup include the U.S. premiere Hayao […]

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