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‘The Cathedral’ Review: A Boy, a Home, a World

In this striking, formally rigorous drama, the director Ricky D’Ambrose revisits his Long Island childhood with restraint and tenderness.

‘Funny Pages’ Review: Ordinary Life, Complex Stuff

Owen Kline’s wonderful feature debut about an aspiring comic-book creator delves into a buzzingly alive, if anxious, world of cartooning.

‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ Review: Desire, Once Upon a Time

George Miller directs a visually sumptuous, grown-up fairy tale with Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba. It jumps across time but too often just stumbles.

Rewriting Women Back Into Film History

In shorts from the early 20th century, the stars defy gender stereotypes that would later be standard in Hollywood, as a museum series and box...

‘Beast’ Review: More Bore Than Roar

In this action dud, Idris Elba plays a grieving father who takes his kids on a family trip to South Africa, where they meet a...

‘Inu-oh’ Review: Dazzling Anime Meets Medieval Epic

This modern riff on “The Tale of the Heike,” from 14th-century Japan, takes some confusing turns. But the animation is undeniably wonderful.

‘Bullet Train’ Review: Ride and Die

Brad Pitt plays an amiable assassin who gets stuck on a Japanese high-speed train with a motley crew of other killers and no easy way...

Remembering James Caan and His Potent Mix of Swagger and Delicacy

“The Godfather” helped open up a range of roles for the actor that allowed him to play against type and expectation in wonderful ways.

‘Murina’ Review: Hunting for Independence on Her Terms

In this coming-of-age tale set off the rugged Croatian coast, a teenage girl strives to catch elusive eels, one of the movie’s hardworking metaphors.

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Review: A God’s Comic Twilight

The director Taika Waititi injects antic silliness, once again, into this Marvel franchise starring Chris Hemsworth, who swings a mighty hammer and flexes mightier muscles.