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‘Una Vita Difficile’ Review: Life Comes at You Fast
Alberto Sordi stars as an idealistic Italian Everyman caught up in a changing postwar world in this rediscovered comedy from the ’60s.

‘Knock at the Cabin’ Review: Who’s There? The Apocalypse.
In M. Night Shyamalan’s latest thought experiment, Dave Bautista brings the end of the world to a peaceful country cottage.

Do You Have a Civic Duty to Watch the Video of Memphis Police Beating Tyre Nichols?
The video of Memphis police beating Tyre Nichols challenges public complacency — and complicity. What are our duties as citizens and as human beings?

‘Close’ Review: This Boy’s Life
Friendship and tragedy go hand in hand in Lukas Dhont’s delicate, Oscar-nominated drama.

‘Saint Omer’ Review: The Trials of Motherhood
A real-life case of infanticide is the basis of Alice Diop’s rigorous and wrenching courtroom drama.

One Indelible Scene: the Master Class in Ambiguity in ‘Tár’
Cate Blanchett’s character visits Juilliard to tackle the big questions about art, life and music-world rivalry.

‘Broker’ Review: It Takes a Village to Sell a Child
Filmed in South Korea, the new movie from Hirokazu Kore-Eda turns a potentially grim tale into a poignant road picture.

‘Women Talking’ Review: The Power of Speech
Sarah Polley adapts Miriam Toews’s novel into a timely political parable with a stellar ensemble cast.

‘No Bears’ Review: A Film That Critiques Itself
The latest feature from Jafar Panahi, who is currently imprisoned in Iran, explores the subversive power and the ethical limitations of filmmaking.

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Review: Big Blue Marvel
James Cameron returns to Pandora, and to the ecological themes and visual bedazzlements of his 2009 blockbuster.