This month’s picks include a visually stunning documentary about garbage, a lesbian comedy from Spain, a drama about a Bollywood-obsessed teen in 1980s Afghanistan and more.
Category: Movies
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Watch an Emotional Reunion in ‘Past Lives’
The writer and director Celine Song narrates a sequence from her film featuring Greta Lee and Teo Yoo.
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‘Past Lives’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The writer and director Celine Song narrates a sequence from her film, featuring Greta Lee and Teo Yoo.
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‘The Passengers of the Night’ Review: A Woman’s Second Act
In this French drama, Charlotte Gainsbourg plays a woman who rebuilds her life, piece by fragile piece, after her husband leaves her.
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‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’ Review: Coming of Age is a Sea Change
The newest animated adventure from DreamWorks follows a high schooler who transforms into a giant tentacled sea creature.
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‘Nimona’ Review: Fright the Power
A zingy, chintzy, idea-driven animated feature based on the ND Stevenson comic.
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Will Children Save Us at the End of the World?
A wave of recent and forthcoming TV series, books and movies meditate on how young people might fare during an apocalyptic event — with varying degrees of optimism.
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‘Millie Lies Low’ Review: An Unexpected Staycation
After botching a trip to New York, an aspiring architect in New Zealand pretends to be there anyway.
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‘As Far as I Can Walk’ Review: A Search That Won’t End
Taking place against the backdrop of the Syrian refugee crisis, this well-crafted adaptation of a medieval Serbian poem leaves the viewer with a certain queasy ambivalence.
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‘Prisoner’s Daughter’ Review: A Family Drama Tale as Old as Time
Catherine Hardwicke’s latest film is a compelling, but conventional redemption story.
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Popcast (Deluxe): Kim Petras’s New LP and Jennifer Lawrence’s Return
Up for discussion this week: “The Idol” approaches its finale, the conclusion of Kesha and Dr. Luke’s legal battle and more.