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‘Remembering Every Night’ Review: Separate Lives, Intertwined

Yui Kiyohara’s slow and graceful film follows a day in the life of three women of different ages as their paths crisscross in a Tokyo...

How Metallica Hard-Wires a Different Set List Every Night

The metal institution is on the road supporting its 11th album. Drawing on four decades of songs, the drummer Lars Ulrich keeps fans, and his...

‘Vera’ Review: No Faking

In this hybrid film by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel, the actress Vera Gemma portrays a complex and vulnerable version of herself.

‘Return to Dust’ Review: Grit Against All Odds

Li Ruijun’s newest feature is a touching portrait of love and resiliency that doubles as a critique of China’s ruling class.

‘White Building’ Review: Coming of Age in Cambodia

Kavich Neang’s lush feature tells a largely autobiographical tale of growing up in a building whose often painful history is a microcosm of his country’s.

‘Passion’ Review: Friends Fall Apart

Belatedly making its U.S. debut, a 2008 film from Ryusuke Hamaguchi (“Drive My Car”) offers new insights into his abiding themes and sensibilities.

‘Walk Up’ Review: Good Friends Make Bad Neighbors

Hong Sang-soo’s latest film traces the relationships in a small Seoul apartment building as they evolve and grow heavier with complications.

‘Are You Lonesome Tonight?’ Review: Hit and Run, Sleight of Hand

Wen Shipei’s first feature is a twisty and sophisticated debut whose best trick of misdirection is convincing us we’re watching a different kind of movie.

‘Hidden Blade’ Review: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Tony Leung stars as a spy chief during a shadowy period in midcentury China, when nationalists, communists and imperialists vied for power and souls.

‘The Novelist’s Film’ Review: Real Talk

In Hong Sang-soo’s latest study in small moments and chance encounters, a visit to an old friend prompts a writer in crisis to try something...