Author: Patrick Preziosi

Patrick Preziosi is a freelance critic from Brooklyn, NY. He’s written about film, music and literature for photogénie, Ultra Dogme, Metrograph Edition, Little White Lies, America Magazine, and Screen Slate.

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RICHARD JEWELL

Richard Jewell (Clint Eastwood, 2019), Warner Bros., USA, DCP, colour, sound, 131 Minutes, Watson Bryant (Sam Rockwell), Richard Jewell (Paul Walter Hauser)
Richard Jewell (Clint Eastwood, 2019), Warner Bros., USA, DCP, colour, sound, 131 Minutes, Watson Bryant (Sam Rockwell), Richard Jewell (Paul Walter Hauser)

Fascinating and infuriating in equal measure, Eastwood’s film pushes the director’s late preoccupation with everyday heroes into new territory

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DARK WATERS

Dark Waters (Todd Haynes, 2019), Entertainment One, USA, DCP, colour, sound, 126 minutes, Rob Billot (Mark Ruffalo)
Dark Waters (Todd Haynes, 2019), Entertainment One, USA, DCP, colour, sound, 126 minutes, Rob Billot (Mark Ruffalo)

Todd Haynes injects the legal thriller with subtle artistry and palpable dread

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Netflix NYFF Review

WASP NETWORK

Wasp Network (Olivier Assayas, 2019), Netflix, France/Spain/Belgium, DCP, colour, sound, 123 Minutes, Rene Gonzalez (Edgar Ramírez)
Wasp Network (Dir. Olivier Assayas, 2019), Netflix, France/Spain/Belgium, DCP, colour, sound, 123 Minutes, Rene Gonzalez (Edgar Ramírez)

An atypical dud from Olivier Assayas, fascinating only for its flaws

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NYFF Review

PARASITE

Parasite / Gisaengchung (Bong Joon-ho, 2019), Curzon Artificial Eye, South Korea, DCP, colour, sound, 132 Minutes, Ki Taek (Kang-ho Song)
Parasite / Gisaengchung (Bong Joon-ho, 2019), Curzon Artificial Eye, South Korea, DCP, colour, sound, 132 Minutes, Ki Taek (Kang-ho Song)

Bong offers a rigorous class-system takedown disguised as a serpentine thriller

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THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO

The Last Black Man in San Francisco (Joe Talbot, 2019), A24, USA, DCP, colour, sound, 120 minutes, Montgomery Allen (Jonathan Majors), Jimmie (Jimmie Fails)
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (Joe Talbot, 2019), A24, USA, DCP, colour, sound, 120 minutes, Montgomery Allen (Jonathan Majors), Jimmie (Jimmie Fails)

Joe Talbot and Jimmie Fails deliver an affecting tone-poem to San Francisco

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NYFF Review

FIRST COW

First Cow (Kelly Reichardt, 2019), A24, USA, 35 mm, colour, sound, 121 minutes, Cookie Figowitz (John Magaro)
First Cow (Kelly Reichardt, 2019), A24, USA, 35 mm, colour, sound, 121 minutes, Cookie Figowitz (John Magaro)

Kelly Reichardt returns to the 19th century for an evocative portrait of enduring friendship

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NYFF Review

VITALINA VARELA

Vitalina Varela (Pedro Costa, 2019), Second Run, Portugal, DCP, colour, sound, 124 minutes
Vitalina Varela (Pedro Costa, 2019), Second Run, Portugal, DCP, colour, sound, 124 minutes

Pedro Costa continues to hone his craft in his most earthbound and ravishing film yet

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Netflix NYFF Review

ATLANTICS

Atlantics / Atlantique (Mati Diop, 2019), Netflix, Senegal / France / Belgium, DCP, colour, sound, 104 minutes
Atlantics / Atlantique (Mati Diop, 2019), Netflix, Senegal / France / Belgium, DCP, colour, sound, 104 minutes, Ada (Mame Bineta Sane)

Mati Diop’s Atlantics elevates a handspun ghost story to transcendent heights

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NYFF Review

SYNONYMS

SynonymsSynonyms / Synonymes (Nadav Lapid, 2019), France / Israel, DCP, colour, sound, 123 minutes / Synonymes (Nadav Lapid, 2019), France / Israel, Digital, 123 minutes
Synonyms / Synonymes (Nadav Lapid, 2019), France / Israel, DCP, colour, sound, 123 minutes

Guided along by a combustible lead performance from Tom Mercier, Synonyms reveals the densely layered qualities of language

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NYFF Review

YOUNG AHMED

Young Ahmed / Le Jeune Ahmed (Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne, 2019), Belgium / France, DCP, colour, sound, 90 minutes, Ahmed (Idir Ben Addi)
Young Ahmed / Le Jeune Ahmed (Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne, 2019), Belgium / France, DCP, colour, sound, 90 minutes, Ahmed (Idir Ben Addi)

The Dardenne Brothers churn out a greatest hits reel slapped with an unfortunate premise