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‘Boy Kills World’ Review: A Wide-Eyed Assassin

Beefed up and bloodied, Bill Skarsgard goes mano a mano against disposable hordes in this dystopian action flick.

‘We Grown Now’ Review: A Child’s Eye View

Minhal Baig’s third feature follows two boys living in a public housing complex in Chicago as they cope by building their own dream worlds.

Alain Delon’s Best Performances Showcased in a Retrospective

The French star is the subject of a series at Film Forum focusing on movies from the ’60s and ’70s, when he became an international...

‘Civil War’ Review: We Have Met the Enemy and It Is Us. Again.

In Alex Garland’s tough new movie, a group of journalists led by Kirsten Dunst, as a photographer, travels a United States at war with itself.

‘Civil War’ Review: We Have Met the Enemy and It Is Us. Again.

In Alex Garland’s tough new movie, a group of journalists led by Kirsten Dunst, as a photographer, travels a United States at war with itself.

‘Coup de Chance’ Review: Woody Allen’s Usual With a French Twist

Despite its Parisian setting, the setup is familiar from any of Allen’s New York movies: An act of infidelity presents a dilemma. Some of the...

‘Monkey Man’ Review: Dev Patel Is Kid, a Human Punching Bag

Dev Patel stars as Kid, a human punching bag who comes up with a plan to avenge a past wrong. The hits keep coming and...

At New Directors/New Films, the Kids Are Not All Right (Nobody Really Is)

This year’s edition of the festival tends toward familiar art-house fare, but there are standouts in which characters young and old grapple with childhood.

‘La Chimera’ Review: A Treasure Trove

In her latest dreamy movie, the Italian director Alice Rohrwacher follows a tomb raider, played by Josh O’Connor, who’s pining for a lost love.

‘Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World’ Review: A Wild Romanian Trip

In Radu Jude’s shambling, acidly funny movie set in Bucharest, a foul-mouthed gofer named Angela tours the troubled heart and soul of her country.