Category Archives: New York Film Festival

Projections Program 2. Reviewed by Connor Newton

Writing about Projections Program 2 feels very freeing for me. Unlike other reviews for longer films, which feel as though the narrative of the film always restrains them, where describing plot feels like an obligation, Projections Program 2, a collection … Continue reading

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Rocco and His Brothers (1960). Reviewed by Adam Reece

Of all the fine films I saw at The New York Film Festival, my favorite was Rocco and His Brothers. Recently restored in digital 4K, this black-and-white Italian melodrama focuses on a family who moves from the countryside to Milan … Continue reading

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Steve Jobs (2015). Reviewed by Dominique Silverman

The 6 p.m. centerpiece showing of Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs (2015) at the New York Film Festival started with the entire audience singing the birthday song. It just so happened to be Kate Winslet’s birthday (Winslet plays Joanna Hoffman, a … Continue reading

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Visit, or Memories and Confessions (1982). Reviewed by Adam Reece

It’s hard to say exactly what Visit, or Memories and Confessions (Oliveira 1982) is about. A house, a family, a filmmaker, or a marriage are all fine answers, but they fail to capture the feeling of the film. Shot in … Continue reading

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Where to Invade Next (2015). Reviewed by Christian Leus

“Prepare to be shocked!” warns the trailer for Where to Invade Next. The film’s firebrand director, Michael Moore, brandishes a six-foot-tall American flag to the low roar of Joan Jett’s “Bad Reputation.” The film is drenched in this imagery, painting … Continue reading

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Worlds Emerging/The Late Quartet (2012-2014). Reviewed by Dominique Silverman

The day I traveled to the New York Film Festival was exhausting. My classmates and I rose early in the morning and rushed to the Little Rock airport (cutting it a little too close for comfort in the eyes of … Continue reading

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