“Rose of Nevada” dir. Mark Jenkin (2025)

Film at Lincoln Center & IFC Center via 1-2 Special – Opens June 19

Jenkin returns with a story of a long-vanished vessel that reappears off a coastal town, drawing in two men eager for a change in fortune. Their journey takes on an uncanny dimension, as time begins to slip and their identities become entangled with those who came before.

“The film plunges us into a world that feels simultaneously naturalistic and otherworldly.” – Mark Hanson, Slant Magazine

For fans of: folklore,​​ “Twin Peaks,” Andrei Tarkovsky, “The Lighthouse,” temporal confusion, salty air

English 

“Leviticus” dir. Adrian Chiarella (2026)

Via NEON – Opens June 19

Emerging from Sundance and Lincoln Center’s New Directors/New Films, Chiarella’s debut traces the lives of two teenage boys whose bond becomes increasingly perilous when an unseen force begins to mirror their desires back at them. As attraction and fear feed into each other, their connection turns volatile.

“Chiarella’s film is small in scope but shattering in emotional range, slowly burrowing under your skin. Once it makes its home there, there is no shaking free of its haunting, heartbreaking and surprisingly harmonious vision.” – Chase Hutchinson, The Wrap

For fans of: queer horror, “It Follows,” identity spirals, “Talk to Me” 

English 

“Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives” dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul (2010)

Museum of the Moving Image on 35mm via Strand Releasing – May 9 & 10

Winner of the 2010 Cannes Palme d’Or, the film centers on a man nearing death who reflects on earlier existences while surrounded by figures both familiar and otherworldly. Weerasethakul lets the boundaries between life, memory and spirit dissolve, creating a serene, otherworldly atmosphere.

“Magical, baffling, mirthful, sublime—it’s everything it’s cracked up to be.” – Chuck Stephens, Film Comment

For fans of: spiritual realism, “Solaris,” dream logic, “The Tree of Life,” slow cinema, laying in the grass and staring at the sky

Isan, Thai with English Subtitles

“The Invite” dir. Olivia Wilde (2026)

Via A24 – Opens June 26

Following a buzzy Sundance premiere, Wilde’s newest film follows a casual evening between neighbors that gradually unravels as buried tensions and unspoken desires surface. What begins as a polite social ritual turns increasingly unstable, with shifting dynamics that challenge the couples involved. 

“It seems that the chance to watch a genuinely funny and uncommonly intelligent comedy for adults is an invite we have all been waiting for.” – Benjamin Lee, The Guardian

For fans of: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”, oversharing, “The White Lotus,” volatile dynamics, aesthetic surfaces cracking

English 

“Romería” dir. Carla Simón (2025)

Film Forum via Janus FIlms – Opens June 26

Along the Galician coast, a young woman returns to her biological family seeking answers about her past, only to encounter evasiveness and carefully maintained silences. As she documents and imagines what she cannot access directly, fragments of history begin to take shape.

“​​This is graceful, quietly intelligent filmmaking.” – Stephanie Zacharek, TIME Magazine

For Fans of: “Aftersun,” family secrets, “The Virgin Suicides,” Chantal Akerman, journaling

Spanish, Catalan and French with English Subtitles

“Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” dir. Jane Schoenbrun (2026)

Via Mubi – Opens August 7

Set to premiere at Cannes this May as the opening film of Un Certain Regard, Schoenbrun’s latest centers on a filmmaker taking over a cult slasher franchise who becomes fixated on the original film’s reclusive star. As they begin working together, their collaboration spirals into an increasingly intense and unstable dynamic.

For fans of: “Mulholland Drive,” “Yellowjackets,” the final girl, “Jennifer’s Body,” queer psychodrama, “Pearl”

English 

“I Love Boosters” dir. Boots Riley (2026)

via NEON – Opens May 22

Debuting at SXSW, Riley’s latest follows a band of small-time thieves who set their sights on a powerful figure in the fashion world. What unfolds is both a caper and a critique, as questions of value, image and power collide. 

“(It’s) a wickedly clever skewering of the moral rot at the center of the fashion industry delivered with enough vision to make your eyes hurt.” – Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com 

For fans of: anti-capitalist ideologies, “Do the Right Thing,” “The Bling Ring,” radical satire, “Josie and the Pussycats” 

English 

“I Want Your Sex” dir. Gregg Araki (2026)

Via Magnolia Pictures – Opens July 31

Araki explores the charged relationship between a young man and an established artist who draws him into her creative and personal world. As their dynamic deepens, questions of control, desire and self-expression come to the forefront. 

“I Want Your Sex surprises at every turn and is impossible to resist.” – Randy Myers, San Jose Mercury News

For fans of: “Crash,” identity performance, “Secretary,” “The Dreamers,” stylized excess, desire and obsession, the concept of a “muse”

English 

“Rosebush Pruning” dir. Karim Aïnouz (2026)

Via Mubi – Opens July 24

Set within a wealthy family adjusting to a recent loss, Aïnouz’s dark comedy reveals a household governed by excess, repression and increasingly unsettling dynamics. As relationships strain and secrets surface, decorum gives way to something far more chaotic.

“‘Rosebush Pruning’ is a fabulous feast for the eyes and ears – and those who like their cinema deliriously queer.” – Stephen A. Russell, Time Out

For fans of: family dysfunction, “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” rich people behaving badly, “Dogtooth”

English 

Series and Festival Highlights

Korean Cinema’s Celluloid Fever: The 1970s

Film at Lincoln Center – May 15-26

“This May, FLC and Subway Cinema explore a transformative time period in Korean cinema and its influence on the films of today, including rare archival prints and new restorations of some of the most daring and emotionally charged filmmaking in Korean history.” (filmlinc.org)

Showing: “Woman of Fire,” “The Pollen of Flowers,” “Why?”, “A Girl Who Looks Like the Sun,” “Heavenly Homecoming to Stars,” “The Korean Connection,” “You Become a Star Too,” “The March of Fools,” “Yeongja’s Heydays” and more.

Thrust It! The Films That Inspired Maddie’s Secret

Metrograph – From May 17

“Ahead of the release of Maddie’s Secret, Metrograph favorite John Early returns to the theater to present a carte-blanche selection of six films that inspired the actor and comedian’s directorial debut.” (metrograph.com)

Showing: “Polyester,” “Clockwatchers,” “Death of a Cheerleader,” “Flashdance,” “Marnie,” “Showgirls”

Summer for the City Outdoor Film Series: Penalty Flicks

Film at Lincoln Center – July 9-18

“FLC’s free Summer for the City Outdoor Film Series: Penalty Flicks, part of Lincoln Center’s campus-wide series celebrating the global spirit of soccer and the intersections of arts and sports, takes place July 9–18 at Lincoln Center’s Hearst Plaza.” (filmlinc.org)

Showing: “Pelé,” “Offside,” “Diamantino,” “Shaolin Soccer,” “Infinite Football,” “She’s the Man”

Wallace Shawn: The Master Builder

Metrograph – From May 8

“New York native Wallace Shawn—playwright, essayist, and screenwriter; a singular presence as supporting actor, and leading man—gets the spotlight in this series (…) Featuring films that include just a dash of Shawn for seasoning, Shawn as pièce de résistance and, in the case of the film adaptations of his plays—Designated Mourner and Marie and Bruce—films in which Shawn appears not at all, but is everywhere present. Shawnophiles rejoice!” (metrograph.com)

Showing: “A Master Builder,” “Clueless,” “Marie and Bruce,” “Southland Tales,” ”Vanya on 42nd Street,” “The Wife,” “The Designated Mourner”

Get out of the heat this summer by catching a screening at any of these New York City theaters: Anthology Film Archives, Film Forum, IFC Center, Metrograph, Spectacle, Museum of the Moving Image, Maysles Documentary Center, Museum of Modern Art, Roxy Cinema, Quad Cinema, Union Docs, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Cinema on the Sound, DCTV Firehouse, E-Flux Screening Room, The Film-Maker’s Co-op, Light Industry, Low Cinema, Stuart Cinema & Cafe, Syndicated Bar Theatre Kitchen, Film Noir Cinema, Village East by Angelika, Cinema Village, or check out screenslate.com for daily listings!