One of the biggest cinematic gems this year is a conspiracy thriller of sorts that dabbles in some form of time travel. Writer-directors Kevin Walker and Jack Auen’s Chronovisor follows a French academic (played by real-life professor Anne-Laure Sellier) holed […]

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The New York Film Festival has announced the Currents lineup for its 64th edition, taking place September 25 – October 12. This year’s edition of Currents showcases 15 feature films, including five world premieres, five North American premieres, three U.S. […]

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After unveiling the Main Slate lineup last week, the New York Film Festival has just announced the Spotlight lineup for its 64th edition. This section will showcase a selection of 12 features (3 of which are world premieres), one medium-length […]

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Returning for its 64th year this September, the New York Film Festival promises a nice variety of international cinema from all walks of life. After announcing its Opening Night (Paper Tiger), Centerpiece (Behemoth!), and Closing Night (14th) Films, the festival […]

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Throughout its five-decade run, New Directors/New Films has introduced the works of many of today’s notable auteurs, including Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Wong Kar-Wai, Pedro Almodóvar, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Joachim Trier, Kelly Reichardt, Denis Villeneuve, Michael Haneke, Luca Guadagnino, Richard Linklater, […]

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(The 63rd New York Film Festival (NYFF) runs September 26-October 13 via Film at Lincoln Center. Check out Matt Delman’s Miroirs No. 3. movie review, fresh from the fest! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The filmmaker behind my […]

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Winner of the Golden Leopard at last year’s Locarno International Film Festival, writer-director Sho Miyake’s Two Seasons, Two Strangers is a tender, tranquil drama that explores the burgeoning bonds between two pairs of introverted people in two different segments. Based […]

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Known for his jaw-dropping and often steamy thrillers, French auteur François Ozon is back with an ambitious adaptation of a literary masterpiece. The Stranger, adapted by Ozon from Albert Camus’ 1942 novella, received plenty of acclaim following its world premiere […]

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This may very well be the year of Jafar Panahi. Now able to move freely outside of his home country of Iran, the Palme d’Or winner is set to embark on a U.S. promotional tour to screen his awards contender, […]

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Get ready to strap in this awards season with Oliver Laxe’s unpredictable desert rave thriller, Sirāt. Somewhere in the realm of Sorcerer and Mad Max, it made waves after shocking viewers to their core at this year’s Cannes, where it […]

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