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April 30, 2026
“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...
April 14, 2026
The Observer's film columnist Sofia Laje catalogues independent films screening in April and where to watch them.
March 4, 2026
“Miroirs No. 3” dir. Christian Petzold (2025)
Film at Lincoln Center & IFC Center via 1-2 Special - Opens March 20
Petzold’s latest follows Laura, who, after a car crash kills her boyfriend,...
February 4, 2026
The Observer's in-house film critic rounds up February's most anticipated cinematic releases, all available to view in New York City.
January 21, 2026
“Souleymane’s Story” dir. Boris Lojkine (2024)
Streaming on Kino Film Collection via Kino Lorber
Set over two days in Paris, Boris Lojkine’s quietly devastating film follows Souleymane, an...
December 3, 2025
When “Lemonade Blessing” premiered in the U.S. Narrative Competition at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival in June, director Chris Merola, a 2020 graduate from Fordham College at Rose Hill (FCRH), was...
December 3, 2025
“Marty Supreme” dir. Josh Safdie (2025)
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Brooklyn via A24 - Opens Dec. 25
Josh Safdie’s first feature in solo directing delivers a gritty portrait of Marty Mauser, a...
The 2025 Cannes Grand Prix winner reconciles the enduring nature of the family unit through generational fragility.
November 5, 2025
“Sentimental Value” dir. Joachim Trier (2025)
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Angelika Film Center via NEON - Opens Nov. 14
In his first English-language film in 10 years, Joachim Trier delivers a 2025...
October 8, 2025
Luca Guadagnino is no stranger to the shocking and uncomfortable. After grabbing hold of the world’s attention last year with two stylistically bold features (“Queer” and “Challengers”), he returns...
December 11, 2024
Following immense commercial success and virality with “Challengers,” director Luca Guadagnino tackles William S. Burroughs’ 1985 novella “Queer” in his second film of the year. Rather than attempting...
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