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‘For Lucio’ Review: The Voice of Italy for Four Decades
A new documentary pays tribute to Lucio Dalla, a popular and passionate Italian singer whose songs captured the country’s political turmoil.
‘Catch the Fair One’ Review: The Fight of Her Life
The real-life boxer Kali Reis plays a pugilist in search of revenge.
‘The Worst Person in the World’ Review: Oslo, Her Way
Renate Reinsve stars in Joachim Trier’s funny-sad story of a woman on the verge of figuring herself out.
‘Futura’ Review: Youth, Italian Style
Three filmmakers travel Italy in the midst of the pandemic, listening to young people talk about their fears and aspirations.
Sundance Film Festival: Lena Dunham’s New Film and ‘Get Out’-Influenced Horror
From surprising found-footage documentaries to “Get Out”-influenced dramas and that Lena Dunham title, this year’s virtual festival has a lot to like.
‘Introduction’ Review: All Mixed Up
In his new film, the prolific South Korean director Hong Sangsoo tells a fractured coming-of-age story in three vignettes.
One Indelible Scene: When the Show Must Go on in ‘Drive My Car’
Through a staging of “Uncle Vanya,” the director Ryusuke Hamaguchi creates an intimacy for his characters that lets the artifice of cinema fall away.
‘A Hero’ Review: Debts No Honest Man Can Pay
In the latest film from the two-time Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi, a good Samaritan comes under suspicion.
‘Parallel Mothers’ Review: Almodóvar’s Brutal, Beautiful World
The Spanish director finally confronts the legacy of his country’s political violence in his new film, starring Penélope Cruz and Milena Smit.
‘Memoria’ Review: In Search of Lost Time
Tilda Swinton stars in Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s elusive and enchanting new film, set in Colombia.