Onward Cristian soldiers: In Mungiu's FJORD, two warring parties are undone by a fear of the other's moral contamination, and the truest faith is shown to arise from curiosity, humility, and doubt. Got a bit personal with this one. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

What the Furor Over “Fjord” Is Missing

In Cristian Mungiu’s Palme d’Or-winning drama, starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, a family of conservative Christian immigrants in Norway collide with the progressive values of the European w...

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DIGGER: kinda dug it? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Tom Cruise Is a Scream—and a Gas—in “Digger”

In Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s conceptually elaborate apocalyptic farce, hectoring satire and visual sublimity fight to a draw.

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Tom Cruise Is a Scream—and a Gas—in “Digger”

In Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s conceptually elaborate apocalyptic farce, hectoring satire and visual sublimity fight to a draw.

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When the best moderator and loveliest human around invites you onto her new podcast (and promises that it will mostly be a puncast), you say yes. Thank you @jenelleriley.bsky.social and THE PROCESS UNLOCKED: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1tK...

Justin Chang on Film Criticism - Episode 1 The Process Unlocked

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Try to live the kind of life that will make war criminals hate you.

Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · 3w ago

Netanyahu directly attacks Zohran Mamdani (and his wife) from the UNGA podium, calling him the "antisemitic mayor of New York City," parroting The Free Press's stories about Rama Duwaji, tying Mamdani to Hasan Piker, and claiming the mayor is "buddies" with Hamas.

Hopefully you Ken Russell up a ticket!

filmlinc.bsky.social@filmlinc.bsky.social · 3w ago

👿 All I do is SIN: secure your 🎟️ to our one-week engagement of Ken Russell's THE DEVILS (1971), an #NYFF64 Revivals selection being presented on a beautifully restored 35mm 🎞️ print beginning October 16! 🎟️: filmlinc.org/devils

We’re excited to announce the New York premiere of Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING to the Spotlight section of #NYFF64! Learn more: filmlinc.org/everything #NYFF64 is presented in partnership with ROLEX.

I loved the first installment of MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS. I love the second installment as well. Here’s my review of EXILE.

‘My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile’ review: Julia Loktev’s portrait of Russian journalists in exile deepens in its second chapter

The follow-up to 2024's 'Last Air In Moscow' proves every bit as compelling, if more intimate

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A hearty congrats and welcome to Katie Walsh (@katiewalshstx.bsky.social) and Mark Asch, the two newest members of the National Society of Film Critics!

We’re thrilled to announce the world premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s ARTIFICIAL at #NYFF64! The Main Slate selection will world premiere on October 5 with Guadagnino and members of the cast in attendance. Learn more at filmlinc.org/artificial #NYFF64 is presented in partnership with ROLEX.

We’re excited to announce the official Revivals selections of #NYFF64, featuring 12 restored features and two programs of rare shorts. Explore: filmlinc.org/NYFF64Revivals #NYFF64 is presented in partnership with ROLEX.

He sounds great in my humble opinyin

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 2mo ago

演出现场见! on.nyc.gov/broadway

Despite what you may have heard, Liv Ullmann is very much alive and living mostly in Gloucester, MA, where she's married to the father of one of my grammar school classmates. (No, I am not making that up.) Good excuse to watch "Persona," "Shame" or "The Passion of Anna" again, though!

We’re excited to announce the official Spotlight selections of #NYFF64, featuring 12 features, one medium-length film, and 10 shorts that represent the most eagerly anticipated new films from around the world. Learn more: filmlinc.org/NYFF64/Spotlight #NYFF64 is presented in partnership with ROLEX.

🦖☢️🎞️😎

filmlinc.bsky.social@filmlinc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We’re thrilled to announce the world premiere of GODZILLA MINUS ZERO as the #NYFF64 Spotlight Gala selection, taking place September 26 with Takashi Yamazaki and members of the film team in attendance. #NYFF64 is presented in partnership with ROLEX. Learn more: filmlinc.org/godzilla @gkids.com

Resistance is feudal: Kiyoshi Kurosawa's marvelously intricate historical mystery, THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER, reviewed. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“The Samurai and the Prisoner” Fits a War Epic Into an Elegant Puzzle Box

In Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s historical drama, “The Samurai and the Prisoner,” a series of puzzling crimes at a besieged fortress yields even more confounding questions about faith, war, and leadership.

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We’re thrilled to announce that Tony Gilroy’s BEHEMOTH!, starring Pedro Pascal in the performance of his career so far, is the #NYFF64 Centerpiece selection, making its world premiere on October 2. #NYFF64 is presented in partnership with ROLEX. Learn more: filmlinc.org/behemoth

Mamdani criticizes Netanyahu. Later, a crazy man stabs a Jewish man and an Asian man. And we get an article suggesting that while one stabbing (dismissed in six words) is just a shrug, the other implicates the mayor. Disgraceful framing. Shame on everyone involved. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/n...

After Stabbings, a Rise in Jewish Fears and Questions for Mamdani (Gift Article)

Some politicians said Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s criticism of Israel had created a dangerous environment. He pushed back, condemning the stabbings of two men on the Upper West Side and defending his state...

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We’re thrilled to announce that Ava DuVernay’s 14th is the #NYFF64 Closing Night selection, making its world premiere at Alice Tully Hall on Friday, October 9, with DuVernay and film participants in attendance. Learn more: filmlinc.org/14th #NYFF64 is presented in partnership with ROLEX.

Immensely honored to share that I’m somehow the new secretary for LAFCA! Can’t thank @justincchang.bsky.social enough for his continual, unfailing mentorship, the Board* for their ardent belief in me, and the membership body for choosing me; this is incredible.

Los Angeles Film Critics Association@lafilmcritics.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are proud to welcome our new secretary @swenryan.bsky.social and giving a huge thanks to @justincchang.bsky.social for his many years of board service

Troy Story: on the career-spanning resonance and secular magic of Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY, which, like so many of his great films, despairs over a point of no return — a time when mortals, for sheer cruelty, have left the gods behind. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Christopher Nolan Has Always Been Making “The Odyssey”

In a starry, stirring adaptation of Homer’s epic, the director’s signature realism grounds, without dispelling, the drama’s emotional and mythological power.

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We’re thrilled to announce that James Gray’s PAPER TIGER, starring Adam Driver, Miles Teller, and Scarlett Johansson, is the #NYFF64 Opening Night selection, making its North American premiere on September 25! Opening Night is presented in partnership with ROLEX.

Time and tide: the beguiling coastal mysteries of Carla Simón’s ROMERÍA and Mark Jenkin’s ROSE OF NEVADA. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

The Coastal Mysteries of “Romería” and “Rose of Nevada”

In rich, melancholy new films from the directors Carla Simón and Mark Jenkin, the restorative power of cinema turns out to be a shore thing.

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Cruz Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Olivia Wilde's THE INVITE, reviewed: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

“The Invite” Is a Witty Relationship Comedy That Could Be Wilder

In Olivia Wilde’s bickersome couples comedy, an evening of refreshments and recriminations leads to an intriguing proposition.

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Another sad loss today: the longtime New Yorker writer Mark Singer. Here's his marvelous profile of Ricky Jay, from 1993. www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...

Ricky Jay’s Magical Secrets

From 1993: The magician’s deft illusions flout reality, and he rejects the notion that magic is a suitable entertainment for children.

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In the blink of an iPad: TOY STORY 5G, reviewed. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“Toy Story 5” Won’t Leave Kids to Their Own Devices

In the latest chapter of “Toy Story,” Jessie, Woody, and Buzz Lightyear confront a looming threat—screen time—that’s changing the play habits of children everywhere.

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Contact solutions: I reviewed Steven Spielberg’s latest D-Day movie. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

In “Disclosure Day,” Steven Spielberg Replays the Hits

His new alien thriller has shades of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Minority Report,” even “The Post”—but the retreads yield diminishing returns.

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Fright supremacy: on BACKROOMS, OBSESSION, and Hollywood’s Zoomer-horror renaissance: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

With “Backrooms” and “Obsession,” Hollywood Is Having a Zoomer-Horror Renaissance.

“Backrooms” and “Obsession,” both directed by precocious YouTube-trained talents, breathe shivery cinematic life into urban legends and cautionary tales.

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Some critics are cantankerous; I tend toward the Cannes-rankerous. Here's how the 2026 competition stacked up: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

All the Films in Competition at Cannes 2026, Ranked from Best to Worst

There were 22 films in competition for this year’s Palme d’Or. Here’s how they stack up.

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You can't handle the youth: I wrote about Marine Atlan's LA GRADIVA, the Critics' Week champ and one of the great discoveries of #Cannes 2026, plus notes on Jordan Firstman's much-buzzed CLUB KID and Cristian Mungiu's Palme d'Or-winning FJORD. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

The Kids Are Not All Right at Cannes

Matters of adolescent identity and child welfare loom compellingly large in new festival-premièred films from Marine Atlan, Jordan Firstman, and Cristian Mungiu.

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