Behemoth! emerges as a distinctive NYFF specialty and awards prospect

Tony Gilroy's Behemoth!, scheduled for Dec. 4 through Searchlight, has drawn strong NYFF attention for Pedro Pascal's restrained performance, its morally uneasy music-centered story, and an ambitious nine-composer score. Early Rotten Tomatoes reception is positive but mixed enough to temper the initial enthusiasm; it remains a distinctive arthouse and awards-season prospect, with broader audience response and theatrical reach still uncertain.