Generally speaking, the New York Film Festival is admirable because it doesn’t seem to prioritize bragging rights and all the other nonsense that festivals fight over each year. It does present some world premieres, but mostly, NYFF, held at the tail end of the fall film festival schedule, is content to program great movies from all over the world, skewing smarter, artier than some competitors.
This year’s slate is no different, featuring tastefully curated picks that appeared earlier in the year at Cannes, Venice and Telluride, while including lots of surprises. You won't find some of the other popular films that have debuted elsewhere at this year's NYFF. Instead, the focus leans heavier on auteurs and filmmakers from all over the globe. NYFF has so many riches that there's almost too many to spotlight fully, but here’s twelve picks that sound the most intriguing. And just this morning, Ridley Scott's "The Martian" which premiered in Toronto,...
