

Beatrice Loayza
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‘Ted K’ Review: An Eerie Descent
Tony Stone directs an expressionistic portrait of Ted Kaczynski, a.k.a. the Unabomber.

‘I Want You Back’ Review: Scheming Hearts
Jenny Slate and Charlie Day play strangers who team up to win back their exes in this pleasantly run-of-the-mill rom-com.

These Talkies Star Complicated Women You Might Well Recognize
A MoMA series puts the spotlight on a Hollywood era when actresses broke free of stereotypes that would later dominate movies for decades.

‘La Soga Salvation’ Review: A Very Inferior Set of Thrills
The sequel to the 2010 thriller “La Soga” trades the original’s pointed commentary on crime and corruption for something more generic.

‘A Shot Through the Wall’ Review: Tipping Justice’s Scales
In this drama about the killing of a Black man, the intersection of race and policing is considered from the perspective of a Chinese American...

‘Donkeyhead’ Review: You Really Can’t Go Home Anymore
A writer living in Canada finds herself back home with her Punjabi immigrant parents.

‘Dear Mother’ Review: Mamarazzi
Laurent Lafitte directs and stars in this fast-paced French comedy about a man forced to reconnect with his mother.

‘Reopening Night’ Review: The Show Goes On
This HBO documentary goes behind the scenes of the Public Theater’s post-shutdown, modern adaptation of “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” featuring an all-Black cast.

‘The Rise and Fall of LuLaRoe’ Review: Success? That’s a Stretch.
This formulaic documentary focuses on the individuals swindled by the multilevel marketing company known for leggings, LuLaRoe.

‘The Lady of Heaven’ Review: A Tale of Two Eras
This historical epic about the life of Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, is a mechanical history lesson riddled with clichés.