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Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Dahomey’ Gives Looted African Art an Identity and a Voice

Director: Mati DiopWriter: Mati Diop Synopsis: The journey of 26 plundered royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey exhibited in Paris, now being returned to Benin, a French-speaking West African nation. If a short...

Movie Review: ‘The Moogai’ Tries to Merge Folk Horror and the Real World

Director: Jon BellWriter: Jon BellStars: Shari Sebbens, Meyne Wyatt, Tessa Rose Synopsis: A young Aboriginal couple brings home their second baby. What should be a joyous time takes a sinister turn, as the...

Movie Review: ‘Things Will Be Different’ is a Sophisticated Debut From Felker

Director: Michael FelkerWriter: Michael FelkerStars: Adam David Thompson, Riley Dandy, Chloe Skoczen Synopsis: In order to escape police after a robbery, two estranged siblings lay low in a farmhouse that hides them away...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Grand Tour’ Magically Inspires

Director: Miguel GomesWriter: Telmo Churro, Maureen Fazendeiro, Miguel Gomes, Mariana RicardoStars: Gonçalo Waddington, Crista Alfaiate, Claudio de la Silva Synopsis: Edward, civil servant, flees fiancee Molly on their wedding day in Rangoon, 1917....

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘The Friend’ Extends Its Familiarity Far With Charm and Humor

Directors: Scott McGehee, David SiegelWriter: Scott McGehee, David Siegel, Sigrid NunezStars: Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Constance Wu Synopsis: Follows a story of love, friendship, grief and healing, about a writer who adopts a...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘The Room Next Door’ is More Loquacious Than Expressionistic

Director: Pedro AlmodóvarWriter: Pedro Almodóvar, Sigrid NunezStars: Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro Synopsis: Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After years...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Hard Truths’ Examines The Essential Nature of Empathy

Director: Mike LeighWriter: Mike LeighStars: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Bryony Miller, Sophia Brown Synopsis: Ongoing exploration of the contemporary world with a tragicomic study of human strengths and weaknesses. While watching Mike Leigh’s latest film, social...

Movie Review: ‘Speak No Evil’ is a Competent Remake, and Nothing More

Director: James WatkinsWriter: James WatkinsStars: James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy Synopsis: When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they...

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