Fick’s Picks: 9 movies worth all the hype from New York Film Festival

Being able to make the cross-country trek to the most important film festival in United States is an honor that I do not take lightly. The 64th New York Film Festival, which ran from September 25 to October 12, presented a curation this year of movies from more than 45 countries from around the world, including 75 feature films and 40 U.S. premieres.I have put together a must-see, spoiler-free list from the 30+ titles I was able to catch. Hang this list on your refrigerator for these final months of 2026 and the beginning of 2027 to serve as a reminder to check local cinema listings, because theatrical releases are getting rarer and shorter these days.Nowhere to Lay My Eyes (눈둘데가없네, South Korea) If you’ve seen any of the 35 films that Hong Sang-soo has made over the past three decades, you know that he is the master of transforming what seems to be a mundane situation into a profound experience. Hong’s most recent treasure follows an experimental video essayist played by the leg