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‘Ricky Stanicky’ Review: Best Fiends Forever

In this slapdash, off-color comedy directed by Peter Farrelly, three buddies use the same imaginary friend as an excuse to get them out of binds.

‘Problemista’ Review: Craven New World

The first feature film from the writer and comedian Julio Torres is a social problem drama with the frippery of a Michel Gondry romance.

‘The Invisible Fight’ Review: Iron Fist vs. Iron Curtain

This action comedy set in the 1970s satisfyingly blends kung fu, heavy metal and Orthodox Christianity.

Interview: Timothée Chalamet and Denis Villeneuve on the ‘Dune’ Films

With “Part Two” hitting theaters, they discuss another potential sequel, the impossible quest for onscreen perfection and those infamous popcorn buckets.

‘Bob Marley: One Love’ Review: Mostly Positive Vibes

This patchy biopic lauds the Marley of dormitory posters, a snapshot of a lifestyle hero who is always the coolest guy in the room.

‘Suncoast’ Review: How to Act When Your Brother Has Brain Cancer

Laura Chinn’s promising feature debut fictionalizes an excruciating experience: her brother’s slow death at the same time as Terri Schiavo’s ordeal.

‘The Beekeeper’ Review: Sting Like a, You Know

In this action thriller, Jason Statham plays a man who will do whatever it takes to protect his hive.

‘The Boys in the Boat’ Review: Taking Up Oars

George Clooney’s film covers a high water point when the University of Washington’s junior varsity crew padded all the way to the 1936 Olympics.

‘Anyone but You’ Review: Baring Bums in the Land Down Under

Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell romp in a rom-com bomb with gratuitous clothes-shedding, played out against beautiful backdrops.

‘American Fiction’ Review: The Pen Is Mighty, the Pressures Mightier

The first film from the director Cord Jefferson stars Jeffrey Wright as an author who becomes a pseudonymous success writing a potboiler he loathes.