New York Film Festival: 5 movies you should know about

Reviews of the biggest and buzziest movies from the annual festival, including Inside Llewyn Davis, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and more

Inside Llewyn Davis
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Over the past two weeks, New York cinephiles have been buzzing over the wide range of movies screening at the 51st New York Film Festival, which included many of this year's most anticipated Oscar contenders. I've attended my fair share of New York Film Festival screenings, and while scheduling conflicts meant I couldn't cross every film off my list — sorry, 12 Years a Slave and Nebraska — I did manage to catch five of the biggest and buzziest films playing at the festival. Here, five movies you should know about from the 51st annual New York Film Festival:

1. Inside Llewyn Davis

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.