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How ‘Speak No Evil’ Starring James McAvoy Differs From the Original

The 2022 original retains its chilling power thanks to a worldview that the new version seems unwilling to embrace.

At the Movies, the Apocalypse Has Already Arrived

In “Joker: Folie à Deux,” “Megalopolis” and more, the sense of an isolated and fearful humanity pervades this season’s films.

Can a Film Say Something New About the U.S.-Mexico Border Crisis?

“Borderland: The Line Within” takes a surprisingly multidisciplinary approach fueled by both personal history and government data.

‘My Old Ass’ Review: If She Could Turn Back Time

A buoyant comedy with a big heart follows a teen girl who meets her older self the summer before college.

A Film That Makes the Stationary Lives of Oysters Into a Wondrous Tale

“Holding Back the Tide” weaves facts and dreamy moments into an unconventional take on the nature documentary that very much affects humans.

‘The Goldman Case’ Review: Sticking to the Facts

An electrifying courtroom drama based on a real 1976 case calls the very nature of equality and justice into question.

‘My First Film’ Review: Arriving Where You Started

Zia Anger’s movie about her first movie is full of nested layers, but mostly it’s a meditation on how, and why, we create.

‘Merchant Ivory’ Remembers the Duo Who Resuscitated Costume Dramas

In this conventional documentary, the filmmaking pair get their due as forward-thinkers within lush, period settings.

‘The Falling Star’ Review: A Dark Story in Meticulous Wrapping

A series of mishaps befall an activist-turned-bartender in a visually rich but shallow Belgian film.

In ‘I Like It Here,’ Documentary Maker Ages Wistfully in the Hudson Valley

Looking back at the lives he and his friends led, the documentarian Ralph Arlyck delivers a memoir, an essay on mortality and a portrait of...