PFF 2026

PFF35 #2This Animated Lifei knew going in this would be a tearjerker, but what caught me by surprise was also how naturally funny and full of queer love it is.…

PFF35 #6World Viewi particularly love when a movie immerses itself in a cultural context that brings with it the texture of social stratification, economic disparity, and political history. clarissa does…

PFF35 #7World Viewi often think about how enraptured i felt by lukas dhont’s directorial debut CLOSE, and how he directed such a brilliant child performance at such an early stage…

PFF35 #8Centerpiecesit’s clear why there’s such a potent emotional resonance for los javis’ interwoven triptych of queer history. at the culmination of 160 minutes, the film offers an earnest conclusion…

PFF35 #9Masters of Cinemai feel ill-equipped to assess TENDER LOVING CARE from the vantage point of Mike Leigh’s supposed swan song as his career is mostly a giant blind spot…

PFF35 #10World Viewcoming out of last year where SOUND OF FALLING was unmistakably my favorite film of the movie, and (in my humble opinion) a generation-defining artistic achievement, EVERYTIME seemed…

PFF35 #11Centerpieceshad a such a peculiar and unique experience watching this because it’s so all over the place tonally and construction-wise that i was getting ready to mentally write it…

PFF35 #14World Viewwhen adult male incompetence meets middle school belligerence aka absolute crackhead energy for a directorial debut. stilted up by the trope that plot chaos would be easily resolved…

PFF35 #16Made in USAwhile not yet at the same level of visibility as films like booksmart, eighth grade, and lady bird, this should absolutely be recognized in the same conversation…

PFF35 #20World Viewa landlord’s worst nightmare, this is exactly the movie you’d think would be titled i see buildings fall like lightning (because that’s almost exactly what happens), but turns…