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‘Rob Peace’ Review: Risking the Future to Remedy the Past
The actor Chiwetel Ejiofor directs a cohesive ensemble — featuring Mary J. Blige, Michael Kelly, Mare Winningham, Camila Cabello and Jay Will — in a...

‘Yanagawa’ Review: Her Spell
Two brothers reconnect over a lost love in this drama from the Chinese filmmaker Zhang Lu.

‘Make People Better’ Review: Clear Science, Confusing Storytelling
This muddy documentary dives into a complex story of genomic discovery, biomedical ethics and covert dealings.

‘Ainbo’ Review: Saved by a Princess
The eponymous young huntress of this animated feature forges a plan to protect her village in the Amazon rainforest.

‘The People We Hate at the Wedding’ Review: Drunk People With Secrets
A star-studded cast led by Allison Janney adds luster to this breezy family comedy.

‘Enola Holmes 2’ Review: A Clever Force of Nature
Millie Bobby Brown delivers an understated, playful performance in this young-adult mystery sequel.

‘Voodoo Macbeth’ Review: A Tiresome Curse
A historical look back at Orson Welles’s production of “Macbeth” with an all-Black cast in Harlem in the 1930s.

‘The Picture Taker’ Review: Civil Rights Photographer and F.B.I. Informant
The documentary, by the director of “Who Killed Malcolm X?,” is a compelling biography of Ernest Withers, whose photographs helped chronicle Black history.