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What Is Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival?

The festival’s largest sidebar of new films is about looking to new horizons and filmmakers.

New York’s Movie Theaters, From Art-House to Dine-In

Our critic’s favorite spots to see new releases (with a cocktail in hand), international revivals and cult classics on 70-millimeter film.

‘Reflection’ Review: Through a Looking Glass of Horrors

The film, set against the backdrop of fighting in the Donbas region in 2014, would be bracing and haunting even if it weren’t so timely.

‘In Front of Your Face’ Review: Clumsy Interactions, Pensive Revelations

This film is a minor addition to the South Korean director Hong Sangsoo’s continuing investigation of human embarrassment.

Stream These Three Great Documentaries

This month’s nonfiction picks include one about uncovering a treasure trove of silent films and one that aims to uncover the methods of Kenny G.

‘The Survivor’ Review: Clenched Fists

In this drama from Barry Levinson, Ben Foster plays a Jewish boxer who, during the Holocaust, was forced to fight his fellow Jews for the...

‘The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes’ Review: Gossip Girl

This documentary teases a vague conspiracy surrounding Monroe’s death — but mostly rehashes well-circulated facts and rumors.

‘Navalny’ Review: Speaking Truth to Power in a Corrupt System

Even with its subject in prison, the documentary plays like a crowd-pleaser.

‘White Hot’ Review: A Retailer Whose Reputation Went Down in Flames

This documentary, subtitled “The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch,” is a new film that dresses up old headlines about the clothing company.