New Directors/New Films Reviews: 'Two Seasons, Two Strangers; Strange River | The Movie Buff Kevin Parks reviews two films from this month's New Directors/New Films festival, "Stranger River" and "Two Seasons, Two Strangers."

New Directors/New Films 2026: With the festival starting Wednesday, we review two films: "Strange River" and "Two Seasons, Two Strangers."

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New Directors/New Films 2026 Lineup Announced, Taking Place April 8–19 Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art today announced the 55th edition of New Directors/New Films (ND/NF), taking place from April 8 through April 19, 2026, with filmmakers scheduled to ...

MoMA's 55th New Directors/New Films lineup. Opens with Leviticus by Adrian Chiarella and closes with Donkey Days by Rosanne Pel #NDNF
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LURKER, which MUBI is releasing in theaters this August, makes use of exaggeration and escalation to tell a fable about modern fame. Alex Russell's film closes #NDNF this weekend. tinyurl.com/y45z7vxy

'Blue Sun Palace' Review: A Quietly Gripping Portrait of Grief In Constance Tsang's feature-length directorial debut, 'Blue Sun Palace,' silence speaks volumes.

In Constance Tsang’s feature-length directorial debut, BLUE SUN PALACE, silence speaks volumes. See it at this year's #NDNF.

'The Virgin of the Quarry Lake' Review: A Spooky Tale of Teenage Angst For 'The Virgin of the Quarry Lake,' there’s no terror quite like a teenage girl with no outlet for her emotions.

Across THE VIRGIN OF THE QUARRY LAKE, Laura Casabé abstracts the typical emotions of tortured teens, only to then amplify them. Read @marshallshaffer.bsky.social's #NDNF review.

10 Films to Watch at New Directors/New Films 2025 Throughout its five-decade run, New Directors/New Films has introduced the works of many of today’s notable auteurs, including Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Wong Kar-Wai, Kelly Reichardt, Denis Villene...

New Directors/New Films kicks off TODAY at Film at Lincoln Center and HtN has you covered with M.J. O’Toole, Christopher Llewellyn Reed & Matt Delman's picks for what to watch...
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‘Drowning Dry’ Review: Two Lithuanian Families, One Grisly Multiverse of Sadness - Slant Magazine The film amounts to more than a slow cinema-inflected riff on the Final Destination series.

Laurynas Bareiša's DROWNING DRY, screening as part of this year's #NDNF, amounts to more than a slow cinema-inflected riff on the Final Destination series. Read @marshallshaffer.bsky.social's review.

'Familiar Touch' Review: A Sensorial Tale of Memory Loss Sarah Friedland's 'Familiar Touch' embodies the cruel ironies of a woman's declining state in story and style alike.

Sarah Friedland’s FAMILIAR TOUCH, which kicks off @filmlinc.bsky.social and MoMA Film's #NDNF on Wednesday, embodies the cruel ironies of a woman’s declining state in story and style alike. Read @marshallshaffer.bsky.social's review.

A woman sits on a bed. In the middle distance are burning scarecrows. A still from Omen

"The powerful forces of family and fable, old and new, intertwine, and vie for supremacy in Belgian-Congolese director Baloji’s visually striking debut." - we take a look at Omen www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/omen-... #NDNF 🎬 #filmsky