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NYFF 64 2026 Recap
Farewell to the New York Film Festival and to New York City as there is truly nothing quite like the rhythm [...]
1990 Retrospective: The Best Films of 1990
With the completion of our 1990 retrospective, De Facto Film Reviews officially marks a major milestone: our archived Top 10 lists [...]
Mid-Year Review: The Best Films so far of 2026
So far, 2026 has been a breakthrough year for cinematic underdogs, championed by indie filmmakers and surprise hits like Obsession and [...]
The Best Films of 2025 – Editors’ Choice
Do not believe anyone that tells you 2025 was a weak year for cinema. In many respects, 2025 was an embarrassment [...]
Year in Review: The Best Films of 2025
As I walked out of the New York Film Festival back in the fall, I knew I could easily develop a [...]
2010 Retrospective: The Best Films of 2010
Reflecting back to the state of cinema from 2010 to now shows both a progression and regression in how we watch [...]
1995 Retrospective: The Best Films of 1995
The 1990s will always be perceived as a superlative decade for cinema. Especially 1995, a year where so many films brewed [...]
P.T. Anderson Retrospective (Film Rankings from Worst to Best)
Easily one of the most extraordinary and gifted visionaries working today, Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the world's most celebrated [...]
2005 Retrospective: The Best Films of 2005
2005 in many ways resembles 2025. Politically, it was a miserable year, as we were in the first year of the [...]
Ash
"Ash" will worm its way into your brain, sure, but leave much of its sordid alien world and the human crew inhabiting it narratively wanting.