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New York Film Festival · 2026

New York Film Festival 2026

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9 films · 4 reviews

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Bucking Fastard

Review preview for Bucking Fastard

For all the strangeness of the premise there’s not a lot of meat on the bones of this story.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
The adventures of a pair of twins whose speech is synchronised and lives co-dependent.

(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Werner Herzog; Writer: Werner Herzog; Stars: Kate Mara, Rooney Mara, Hugh O'Conor, Simon Delaney, Terry McMahon, Shane Connellan, Orlando Bloom, Domhnall Gleeson)

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Congo Boy

Tale of a teenage refugee, whose musical dreams face challenges in the Central African Republic.

(Year: 2026; Director: Rafiki Fariala)

The Debut

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Eisenberg’s obvious love of amateur dramatics provides The Debut with a foundation that feels akin to a warm hug.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
A shy housewife is unexpectedly cast in a local am-dram original musical. Under the spell of the strong-willed and enigmatic director, she loses herself in the role.

(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Jesse Eisenberg; Writer: Jesse Eisenberg; Stars: Julianne Moore, Paul Giamatti, Halle Bailey, Havana Rose Liu, Jesse Eisenberg, Cara Buono, Bernadette Peters, Lilli Cooper, Colton Ryan, Maulik Pancholy, Eldar Isgandarov, Bonnie Milligan, Patrick Fabian, Danny McCarthy)

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Fjord

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Mungiu’s eye moves between the juggernaut and the barely visible.

Edin Custo · 3.5 out of 5
Mihai and Lisbet Gheorghiu, a devout Romanian Norwegian couple, move from Romania to Norway with their children to be closer to Lisbet’s family. But tension mounts when one of the children arrives at school with bruises.

(Country: Romania, France, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Sweden; Year: 2026; Director: Cristian Mungiu; Writer: Cristian Mungiu; Stars: Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Giulia Nahmany, Ingvild Lien, Turid Vatne, Alin Panc, Emilie Hetland, Sofie Vartdal)

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Iron Boy (Le Corset)

When a young boy is forced to wear an iron corset for health reasons, he has to reinvent his life on his family farm, discovering friendship and a new passion for music. Animation

(Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2026; Director: Louis Clichy; Writer: Louis Clichy, Franck Salomé; Stars: Alexandre Astier, Dimitri Colas, Gary Clichy, Brune Moulin, Rod Paradot, Aurélie Vassort, Jean-Pascal Zadi)

Making Marie Antoinette

Review preview for Making Marie Antoinette

An in-depth portrait of the production, a rare opportunity to see how a film on that scale is put together.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A behind-the-scenes look at the 2006 film.

(Country: US, Italy, France; Year: 2026; Director: Eleanor Coppola; Stars: Diane Lane, Sofia Coppola, Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman)

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Moonglow

Manila-set neo-noir about a police officer-turned-criminal under investigation by her former lover.

(Country: Japan, Philippines, Singapore; Year: 2026; Director: Isabel Sandoval; Writer: Isabel Sandoval; Stars: Isabel Sandoval, Arjo Atayde, Agot Isidro, Carlos Siguion-Reyna, Jhoanna San Juan)

The Only Living Pickpocket In New York

When a theft goes awry, a veteran pickpocket is sent on a mission through New York to reclaim the stolen goods.

(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Noah Segan; Writer: Noah Segan; Stars: John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Tatiana Maslany, Victoria Moroles, Will Price, Steve Buscemi)

Sixteen Moments Of My Life (Seize moments de ma vie)

Ingrid Caven sings about 16 moments from her life in a unique concert at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord in Paris.

(Country: Spain, France; Year: 2026; Director: Albert Serra; Stars: Ingrid Caven, Ferran Font, Enric Juncà, Marc Verdaguer)