NYFF 2026 - THE ROLLING TAPE

Dates Sep 25-Oct 12, 2026

Location New York, New York

Reporting

The New York Film Festival (NYFF) is an annual film festival held in New York City, presented by Film at Lincoln Center. This year is the 64th edition of the festival which is centered on the non-competitive "Main Slate" section, which typically features 20 to 30 films.

Lists

Lead Dispatch

69 in 25: A Recap of Fall Festival Season

After all of the watching, here is my official ranking of the films and the major standout moments from the fall festival season. This list includes festival releases, new theatrical releases, and older films,…

Cameron Ritter

The Awards Tape

October 21, 2026

The Awards Tape: NYFF 2026 Recap & World Premieres in the Awards Race ft. Hannah Zook

On today's episode with our regular Awards Editor and host Paul Rai away, we recap the New York Film Festival with our team's attendees and sp...

Reviews

October 16, 2026 · by Cameron Ritter

‘A Statement’ Review: The Next Great “People Talking in Rooms” Film Takes on Carbon Emissions and an Impending Reagan Presidency

Tom McCarthy’s career post-winning Best Picture for Spotlight in 2016 has been curious, to say the least. He is credited with writing Christo...

Reviews

October 14, 2026 · by Cameron Ritter

‘The Day She Returns’ Review: Hong Sang-soo’s Latest is a Layered, Compelling Reflection on Artists and Authenticity

If you’ve ever attended the New York Film Festival before, you know it wouldn’t be NYFF without Hong Sang-soo. The South Korean filmmaker chu...

Reviews

October 12, 2026 · by Cameron Ritter

‘Behemoth!’ Review: Tony Gilroy’s Big Screen Return Offers the Full Cinematic Experience

After a 12-year hiatus from directing films (despite rumors that he ghost-directed Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)) and several years spe...

Reviews

October 11, 2026 · by Ethan Simmie

Review: ‘Fjord’ is an Impressive Icy Drama with a Sensational Sebastian Stan Performance

2026 is slowly revealing itself as the year of thorny, divisive movies. It started off early and simple with A24’s The Drama, morphed into th...

Reviews

October 1, 2026

‘Rose’ Review: Sandra Hüller Devastates in a Different Kind of Character Study

For the past three years, Sandra Hüller has been on a generational run of film performances in both the Hollywood and international spaces. I...

Reviews

September 28, 2026 · by Ethan Simmie

Review: ‘A Man of His Time’ Explores Political Evils in a Distinct Way

Emmanuel Marre hasn’t made a movie in five years, but he hasn’t lost a step with his shrewd, bitter historical comedy A Man of His Time, show...

Reviews

September 26, 2026 · by Ethan Simmie

Review: Sandra Wollner’s ‘Everytime’ Stretches the Bounds of Time, Space, and Grief

Reading that, you may think the film is grandiose by nature, drilling down into some of life’s most challenging sentiments. And you wouldn’t ...

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