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‘Universal Language’ Review: If Tehran Were Winnipeg

A lightly satirical and surrealist comedy imagines the snowy Canadian city in the style of the Iranian New Wave.

‘La Dolce Villa’ Review: Sweet Italian Nonsense

A light as air romantic comedy about a cheap villa in a fictional town capitalizes on the “Emily in Paris” model, with pasta.

What an Instagram Reel Has in Common With a 4-Hour Documentary

Humans love to watch other humans, whether it’s movies by Frederick Wiseman or vertical videos on your phone. In a way, we’re all documentarians.

‘Paint Me a Road Out of Here’: Faith Ringgold’s Gift to Prisoners

In this documentary, the artist depicts what a more just and beautiful world might look like.

‘Armand’ Review: When a School Is a Trap

Renate Reinsve stars in a drama about an insular community that is intermittently interesting.

‘No Other Land’ Documentary Is an Eye-Opener on West Bank

A team of Palestinian and Israeli directors take a daring approach to the subject. But the Oscar-nominated film could not find a U.S. distributor.

‘Love Me’ Review: A Romance Six Billion Years in the Making

Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun star in a marvelously inventive sci-fi romance that spans eons yet pokes at a simple question.

‘You’re Cordially Invited’ Review: Here Come the Brides

Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon star in a romantic comedy about double-booked weddings that never quite hits its stride.

‘Eternal You’ and the Ethics of Using A.I. to ‘Talk’ to Dead Loved Ones

Examining what it means to make money by selling the bereaved on an illusion, the film feels like something of a warning.

‘Flight Risk’ Review: A Rather Bumpy Landing

Mel Gibson directs an uneven action film with Mark Wahlberg that feels pulled out of an earlier era.