Film-Forward

Coward | TIFF 2026

Belgian director Lukas Dhont prints his own stamp on the brothers-in-arms genre.

Possible Love | TIFF 2026

In a year when the fall festivals are overloaded with bloated and aimless running times of 150 minutes or more, Possible Love’s 165 minutes are well justified.

Misty Green | NYFF 2026

Chris Rock’s comic indictment of the entertainment industry confuses proximity with honest insight.

A Long Winter | NYFF 2026

Andrew Haigh’s latest is a patient, beautifully crafted tale of repression and fractured family bonds.

Double Freedom; Heil, Jupiter!; The Life of Jorge Luis Borges | NYFF 2026

More horrifying than any horror movie released this year and more visionary than many sci-fi movies yet to come, Heil, Jupiter! is a time-traveling testimony from the end of times.

Atonement | TIFF 2026

The script offers Hiam Abbass an emotionally demanding role—a Role with a capital R. Her performance ranks among the best of the year.

Digger

It is almost inevitable that Digger will join a lineage of recent big, bold auteur follies whose esteem will likely increase with the passage of time.

NAZA | NYFF 2026

A piercing, sobering glimpse at the horrors of Israeli military violence against Palestinian civilians.

Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!

It features a winning and touching comic performance by Academy Award nominee Rinko Kikuchi (Babel).

Primetime

A luridly entertaining picture as well as an uneasy experience..