The amount of films playing in New York can be overwhelming. We're keeping an eye on all of them, big or small, to make it easier for you to find quality film in New York.
Much like Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” this likeable comedy approaches humor from a focus on social faux pas and uncomfortable scenarios. In 2009, the comedy’s charm earned it the Audience Award at the 2009 Slamdance Film Festival in Utah, Utah’s annual alternative to Sundance. “Punching the Clown” is a semi-biographical look at the life [...]
“11-4-08″ examines Obama’s election night victory using footage from reactions across the world. The film organizes this wealth of footage into provocative, new ways to think about the night. If nothing else, it seems like “11-4-08″ will at least be a nice reminder the optimism of that night amidst the pessimism that’s characterizing midterms this [...]
Although this film is truly a marathon — shot in three parts for television, a total of five-hours and 33-minutes — critics have applauded the engrossing and illuminating story of Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, known as Carlos the Jackal. “Carlos” was screened in full at the Festival de Cannes to positive reviews. We recommend seeing the [...]
“Inside Job” is a new documentary — narrated by Matt Damon — which explores the causes of the 2008 financial crisis. It was screened at Cannes and the NYFF to fantastic reviews. Critical reaction has been positive — it currently has a score of 87% on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s opening today at the Angelika Film [...]
It’s a grandly entertaining reminder of everything we used to go to the movies for (and still can’t get online): sparkling dialogue, thorny situations, soulful performances, and an unusually open-ended and relevant engagement with a major social issue of the day: how we (dis)connect. (Time Out NY) Reading the Metacritic page for The Social Network [...]
It’s finally here. Tonight the New York Film Festival begins with the Social Network. We’ve already talked about how to get tickets to individual screenings, and now after 2 weeks of press screenings, we have some recommendations as well. Here are 3 key films this weekend, in descending order of how important to see we [...]
The 48th New York Film Festival begins tomorrow night at Lincoln Center with a world premiere screening of David Fincher’s ‘The Social Network,’ which is currently polling an astounding 100 on Metacritic. Never been before? Here’s a brief introduction: The NYFF is a 17-day showcase of brand new films from around the world. These range [...]
Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich, Where the Wild Things Are, Adaptation) will be at IFC at 7pm on Thursday to show his short film “I’m Here,” a tender love story between two robots (in a plot based off of Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree”). The Abolut-funded project debuted at Sundance this year. It’s, in a [...]
