NYFF 2020 Archives - The Playlist

‘Tragic Jungle’ Is An Alluring Mexican Adventure Centered On Black & Indigenous People [NYFF Review]

October 13, 2020 2:26 pm

Lush foliage paves the frames of Mexican director Yulene Olaizola’s entrancing feature “Tragic Jungle.” Backdrop to violence and the supernatural, the eponymous ecosystem traps us in its mystifying maw for an ...

‘French Exit’: With No F*cks To Give, Michelle Pfeiffer Sets An Icy World Of Privilege Ablaze [NYFF Review]

Tomris Laffly

October 11, 2020 8:55 am

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

A Tragedy of Manners. This is how bestselling author Patrick DeWitt’s satirical novel “French Exit” was billed upon its publishing in 2018. That description is also spot-on for this elegant, droll, and heartbr...

‘The Woman Who Ran’: Hong Sang-Soo’s Offbeat Film Examines The Textures Of Female Relationships [NYFF Review]

Beatrice Loayza

October 8, 2020 2:54 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Among the many things suspended during these plague times of social distancing and self-quarantine is the friendly visit, those excursions we take to friends’ houses just to hang out and catch up, exchange ban...

‘The Truffle Hunters’: A Beautiful, Immersive Search For Flavor In The Forests Of Italy [NYFF Review]

Joe Blessing

October 8, 2020 11:40 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

“The Truffle Hunters” takes viewers deep in the forests of Northern Italy to watch as elderly men and their indispensable dogs participate in the tradition of sniffing out the elusive white Alba truffle. Belo...

John Boyega, Small Axe, Red White And Blue

‘Red, White And Blue’: John Boyega Is Superb In Steve McQueen’s Challenging, And Unafraid ‘Small Axe’ Film [NYFF Review]

Robert Daniels

October 3, 2020 8:02 pm

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

One of the great joys of the New York Film Festival has been watching Steve McQueen’s new film anthology “Small Axe.” Composed of five works set between the late-'60s and early-'80s, the two recently screened ...

‘The Salt Of Tears’: Philippe Garrel’s Latest Film Is An Evocative Look At Lost Love [NYFF Review]

Jason Bailey

September 30, 2020 1:12 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

They "meet cute" from across a street, at opposing bus stops; Luc (Logann Antuofermo) is going one way, Djemila (Oulaya Amamra) the other. We meet them in evenly composed medium-wide shots, the camera sharing ...

‘Tragic Jungle’ Exclusive Teaser: Yulene Olaizola’s Lush Thriller Is Coming To This Year’s NYFF

Charles Barfield

September 29, 2020 10:59 am

News, Trailers

A teaser is meant to, well, tease. Though that definition has changed over the years, as modern teasers have been known to be bonafide trailers that spoil major plot points and leave little to the imagination....

‘Night Of The Kings’ Is A Striking Tribute To The Power Of Storytelling Set In An Ivorian Prison [NYFF Review]

Carlos Aguilar

September 27, 2020 10:28 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Philippe Lacôte understands the cyclical nature of human conflict and how invaluable the stories people tell about their collective past are. In the remarkable “Night Of The Kings,” the Ivorian director’s foll...

‘Days’: Tsai Ming-liang’s Latest is Minimalist But Moving [NYFF Review]

Jason Bailey

September 26, 2020 10:30 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Nothing “happens” in the opening scene of Tsai Ming-liang’s “Days,” at least not in any conventional sense: Kang (Lee Kang-sheng), a middle-class, middle-aged man, is sitting at his window, look...

Awards Season Verdicts: ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’ & ‘On The Rocks’

Gregory Ellwood

September 24, 2020 10:33 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Despite studios moving films such as Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" remake out of the calendar year and questions about whether some films will actually hit theaters, there are still new Oscar contenders...

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