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‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Review: A Wild Heroine, a Soothing Tale
Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as an orphaned girl in the marshes of North Carolina in this tame adaptation of Delia Owens’s popular novel.
‘Both Sides of the Blade’ Review: Who Do You Love?
In the latest film from Claire Denis, Juliette Binoche plays a Parisian radio journalist in a romantic quandary.
‘Fire of Love’ Review: A Volcanic Romance
Sara Dosa’s new documentary chronicles the lives and deaths of the French scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft.
‘Fire of Love’ Review: A Volcanic Romance
Sara Dosa’s new documentary chronicles the lives and deaths of the French scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft.
‘Hallelujah’ Review: From Leonard Cohen to Cale to Buckley to Shrek
A new documentary tells the entwined stories of a songwriter and his best-known composition.
‘Down With the King’ Review: A Rapper in the Wilderness
In Diego Ongaro’s patient and subtle new film, Freddie Gibbs plays a hip-hop artist struggling with a career malaise.
‘Elvis’ Review: Shocking the King Back to Life
Austin Butler plays the singer, with Tom Hanks as his devilish manager, in Baz Luhrmann’s operatic, chaotic anti-biopic.
‘Flux Gourmet’ Review: Mastering the Art of Fringe Cooking
Peter Strickland’s latest film is a speculative comedy about art, desire and gastrointestinal discomfort.
‘Lightyear’ Review: Infinite Buzz
The new Pixar movie recounts the adventures of Star Command’s most famous Space Ranger before he was a toy.
‘Official Competition’ Review: Madness in Their Methods
In this very meta comedy, Antonio Banderas, Penélope Cruz and Oscar Martínez deliver a master class on actors and their egos.