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Foreign Films

A gateway to the world’s cinematic treasures. Sharp, insightful critiques that go beyond the surface, exploring cultural nuances and storytelling techniques unique to each region. Reviews that guide through the subtleties of language, context and emotion, helping movie buffs and casual viewers alike appreciate films they might not otherwise encounter. Where diverse narratives are celebrated, where art transcends borders, and where each review invites viewers to experience cinema with fresh eyes. Read more about Movies.

‘Touch’ Review: Memory, Mystery and Lost Love Remind Us What It Is to Be Human

A widower retraces his youth and finds that devastating truths can lurk below even our fondest recollections in this romantic drama from Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur.
By Oliver Jones

‘Coup de Chance’ Is Woody Allen’s Best Film in Years

Unfairly derailed by obvious, headline-demanding personal problems, Woody Allen’s phenomenal career returns to where it should never have paused in the first place.
By Rex Reed

‘Io Capitano’ Review: Oscar Nominated Depiction of the Hellscape of Migration

A nominee for the International Feature Film Oscar from Italy, 'Io Capitano' mixes magic realism with brutal reality to depict the humanitarian disaster of the migration crisis.
By Oliver Jones

‘The Taste of Things’ Is the Best Foreign Film of the Year

By Rex Reed

A Guide to ‘Anatomy of a Fall’: Plot, Characters, Awards Chances and More

By Laura Babiak

‘Fallen Leaves’ Review: A Diverting Love Story With Some Depth

By Laura Babiak

‘The Zone of Interest’: Don’t Even Think of Missing This Movie

By Rex Reed

‘La Chimera’ NYFF Review: An Entrancing English-Italian Fable

By Laura Babiak

Director Ira Sachs Calls His Erotic Drama ‘Passages’ An Action Film

By Stephen Garrett
Jane Birkin

Jane Birkin: The Icon’s Life in Movies and Music

By Elsie Aleck

‘Persian Lessons’ Review: A Fable — Beautifully Acted — Set In a Concentration Camp

By Rex Reed

‘L’immensità’: An Extraordinary and Unforgettable Coming Of Age Drama

By Rex Reed

Review: ‘Close’ And ‘The Quiet Girl’ Are Oscar-Nominated Gems

By Rex Reed

‘The Man In the Basement’ Review: A Provocative, Intelligent And Suspenseful French Film

By Rex Reed

‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Takes on A New, Terrifying Relevance In Netflix Adaptation

By Oliver Jones

‘Athena’ Is a Brilliant Thriller, Tragedy and Polemic Rolled Into One

By Dylan Roth

Review: Emilija Škarnulytė’s Short Film ‘Aldona’ Is a Must-Stream for Eastern European Film Lovers

By Farah Abdessamad

‘Petite Maman’ Is a Low-Key Masterpiece of Whispering Beauty

By Emily Zemler

‘The Worst Person in the World’: An Uncertain Woman and the Search for . . . Something

By Emily Zemler

‘The Most Beautiful Boy in the World’ is a Gorgeous, Familiar Tragedy

By Rex Reed
harvey keitel the painted bird

‘The Painted Bird’ Is One of the Most Relentless Depictions of Evil Ever

By Oliver Jones
Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke, Catherine Deneuve and Clementine Grenier star in The Truth, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda

Hirokazu Kore-eda Finds a Powerful Intimacy in ‘The Truth’

By Oliver Jones

With ‘Parasite,’ Bong Joon Ho Orchestrates an Intricate and Rage-Filled Tale of Inequality

By Oliver Jones
Michelle Williams, Billy Crudup and Julianne Moore in After the Wedding.

‘After the Wedding’ Is a Mediocre Remake with Valiant Performances

By Rex Reed
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