Film-Forward

Wicker

One of the year’s most offbeat offerings, enhanced by its strong ensemble and craftsmanship.

Making Marie Antoinette | NYFF 2026

Eleanor Coppola captures her daughter Sofia Coppola at work on the set of her lavish 2006 historical drama.

Fatherland | NYFF 2026

Fatherland will surely have a fruitful run among specialized audiences (film lovers, history buffs, literary scholars).

One in a Million

It brings one refugee experience beautifully to light.

La Bola Negra

La Bola Negra feels like everything cinema can and should be when it dreams big with the right ambition.

Musk

A comprehensive, nearly encyclopedic catalog of the wealthiest person on the planet.

Sense and Sensibility

Director Georgia Oakley’s sober, naturalistic take comes at the expense of the novel and its author’s intentions.

Ken Russell’s the Devils | TIFF 2026

For those who have seen the film previously, what has been added will be quite noticeable.

Bucking Fastard, The Man I Love, Sixteen Moments of My Life | NYFF 2026

A case for three works by regulars on the festival circuit whose distribution futures—at least in the United States—remain unresolved.

Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been; Pretenders | TIFF 2026

Both documentaries are structured in a standard behind-the-music format. Where they diverge lies with the artists spotlighted. One engages; the other pulls back.