‘Hot Spot’ Review: A Baffling Dystopia 20. August 2026 (16:23) In this Polish feature, an artificial intelligence system rules over a downtrodden population. Trouble arrives, in the form of Rana (Noomi Rapace).(New York Times)
Sullivan Fortner Can’t Dodge the Spotlight Much Longer 20. August 2026 (11:02) This standards-leaning pianist has made fans of jazz’s heavyweights. On “Leave That in There,” out Aug. 28, his playful originals reveal another level of virtuosity.(New York Times)
‘The Snare’ Review: Stuck, With No Good Way Out 20. August 2026 (11:02) Written and directed by Merlin Camozzi, the film is a potent critique of the tactics used to fight the war on drugs.(New York Times)
‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ Review: A Charming Escape 20. August 2026 (11:02) The director Ben Gregor wastes no time getting us where we want to be: reveling in the fairies and their vibrant world.(New York Times)
‘Franz’ Review: A Delirious Kafka Biopic 20. August 2026 (11:02) The work by Agnieszka Holland, starring Idan Weiss, explores the writer’s themes of alienation in a fragmented way.(New York Times)
‘Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing’ Review: Flight Risks 20. August 2026 (11:02) In a follow-up to the 2022 documentary “Downfall,” the documentarian Rory Kennedy provides updates, few reassuring, on the aircraft manufacturer.(New York Times)
