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‘Pleasure’ Review: She’s a Go-Getter

Bella Cherry (psst, it’s not her real name) has come to Los Angeles looking for success. What happens next is a surprisingly complex take on...

‘Montana Story’ Review: A Domestic Drama in Big Sky Country

Scott McGehee and David Siegel’s new film follows two adult siblings as they grapple with their terminally ill father.

‘Happening’ Review: An Abortion Story, an Existential Drama

In this powerful French movie set in the early 1960s, a young woman struggles to obtain an abortion when the procedure was criminalized.

‘Anaïs in Love’ Review: Portrait of a Woman on the Run

A restless woman discovers herself in a seductive French romance that throws out the usual dusty script about women, desire and pleasure.

‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ Review: Being Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage plays Nick Cage — maybe, kind of, not really — in a comically romantic, buddy-movie thriller that is also an ode to him...

‘Petite Maman’ Review: Into the Woods

The French director Céline Sciamma’s enchanting new movie centers on a young girl who discovers a mysterious friend in a storybook forest.

Father Doesn’t Know Best at New Directors/New Films

Returning to an in-person event, this year’s adventurous festival is filled with discoveries that use families to explore contemporary life.

‘Paris, 13th District’ Review: Groping Toward Happiness

In his latest movie, the French director Jacques Audiard tells the story of lovers finding their way in Paris.

‘Morbius’ Review: The Other Bat, Man

Jared Leto bares his teeth as a neo-vampire who walks by day and tries to keep his monstrous thirst at bay in the latest Marvel...

‘The Contractor’ Review: The Pine Identity

Chris Pine and Ben Foster team up to play mercenaries in a solid thriller about losing your faith and finding yourself in a violent reckoning.