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NYFF 2026: Dao
Written by Eric Zhu
“By cutting between the two events, Gomis has found a formal corollary to the diasporic experience, allowing the annoyingly-sloganized feeling of being caught between two cultures at once to emerge naturally, without any value judgment or…”
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NYFF 2026: The Unknown
Written by Eric Zhu
“Drawing a line from interpersonal voyeurism to the hyper-surveilled present, the way Harari explores murky historic precedents to Daniel and Malia’s conundrum are some of “The Unknown’s” most terrifying ellipses. On the cinematic side, Harari evokes both the experience of…”
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Verity
Written by Taylor Baker
“I cannot recall any other instance when a film adapting a novel made itself less credible and more contrived and vapid by simply putting the original author’s own words on the screen. It serves to bludgeon the audience over the head with what…”
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Hope (2026)
Written by Taylor Baker
“With splendid production design and careful camera work, we follow a nervous Beom-seok up and down streets, through torn-open buildings, and under bridges. In this portion of the film, with the monster terrorizing the village still unseen, the film is at the height of its powers…”
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Eden
Written by Taylor Baker
“There’s something about “Eden” that is reminiscent of an older era of Hollywood we’ve left behind. Ron Howard simultaneously uses classical framing, conventional exteriors, established rules—and adds a layer of claustrophobia.”
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The Faculty
Written by Livvy O’Brien
“Each personality gets room to breathe, and those personal tensions get incorporated into the story really well, with Clea Duvall and Elijah Wood especially good at getting across their insecurities and growing…”
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The Odyssey
Written by Taylor Baker
“Nolan shows that the Hollywood superhero genre can contain stories outside of comic book origins while continuing his bent toward contemplative work assessing our place in the annals of history. “The Odyssey” is among…”
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SIFF 2026: The Friend’s House is Here
Written by Eric Zhu
“Centered on the friendship between two female artists Hanna and Pari, the film opens on one of Pari’s shows, a piece of Brechtian performance art where actors enact their daily routines within a white soundstage. This prefaces a fizzy hangout film about cosmopolitan urban…”
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Cannes 2026: 9 Temples to Heaven
Written by Eric Zhu
“…tensions surface in the merit ceremonies, where some temples have been refashioned to appeal to a modern audience and nearly all leverage spirituality as a means to earn donations. At the second temple, a monk stresses the importance of mindfulness, warning against the temptations of…”
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SIFF 2026: Barbara Forever
Written by Eric Zhu
“Many cinema-goers, even serious cinephiles, have little context for avant-garde cinema. It’s easy to understand the impetus behind a documentary like “Barbara Forever,” which provides a rare introduction to a towering figure in the field.”
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Cannes 2026: La Perra (2026)
Written by Eric Zhu
“Dominga Sotomayor’s “La Perra” is both perfectly judged and ravishingly beautiful. Set on a remote island in the South of Chile, the film is situated within a community of seaweed harvesters, one of whom, Silvia, has her regimented lifestyle disrupted when…”
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SIFF 2026: Assets & Liabilities
Written by Eric Zhu
“In a better world, we’d have many more independent films like Zach Weintraub’s “Assets & Liabilities.” This is a film that’s formalist but not over-directed, funny and anxious, but not solipsistic. It’s set in a specific time and place (a present-day gentrified Tacoma), with people and places that feel real rather…
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SIFF 2026: EIGHT BRIDGES
Written by Eric Zhu
“The evocation of 16mm, which once seemed inextricable from Benning’s blue-collar class background, has an obvious connection to these hollowed-out landscapes. These resonances are enhanced by…”
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Season 1)
Written by Anna Harrison
“Adaptations of George R. R. Martin’s work have been, historically, uneven. “Game of Thrones” works for at least four seasons as a television series, but fundamentally fails to understand the thematic thrust of Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” series. “House of the Dragon,” on the other hand, understands the…
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Project Hail Mary
Written by Taylor Baker
“Lord and Miller, after being away for 12 years, have made an exceptionally broad and watchable film with a star (Ryan Gosling) whose affability and vulnerability find a serviceable home in…”
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