A.O. Scott
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‘Babi Yar: Context’ Review: Unearthing Footage of a Nazi Massacre
Sergei Loznitsa’s new documentary, about the mass murder of Ukrainian Jews in 1941, arrives in theaters with a grim context of its own.
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Review: It’s Messy, and Glorious
Michelle Yeoh stars as a stressed-out laundromat owner dragged into cosmic battle and genre chaos.
‘Mothering Sunday’ Review: Sex, Death and Literature
A fine British cast is featured in this mildly transgressive love story set in the aftermath of World War I.
‘Ahed’s Knee’ Review: A Filmmaker’s Agony in the Desert
Nadav Lapid’s new film, about a brooding director much like himself, is a howl of rage at the state of Israeli society.
‘X’ Review: Trash, Art and the Movies
Ti West’s latest is a slasher film about the making of a porno film, but the result might not be what you expect.
‘Fear’ Review: Stranger in a Strange Land
The arrival of an African refugee upends a Bulgarian town in Ivaylo Hristov’s pointed tale of xenophobia.
‘The Batman’ Review: Who’ll Stop the Wayne?
Robert Pattinson puts on the Batsuit and cats around with Zoë Kravitz in the latest attempt to reimagine the Caped Crusader.
‘Cyrano’ Review: Who Wrote the Book of Love?
Peter Dinklage wields pen and sword in a musical adaptation of the durable French romance.
‘Mr. Bachmann and His Class’ Review: Learning From the Best
Maria Speth’s enthralling documentary spends a year in the classroom of an unconventional teacher in a German industrial town.
‘Dog’ Review: Man and Beast Hit the Road
In his directing debut, Channing Tatum plays an Army Ranger on a healing journey with a canine comrade.