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‘Being Maria’ Review: The Muse’s Side of the Story

Starring Anamaria Vartolomei and Matt Dillon, this French drama chronicles the life of the actress Maria Schneider after her traumatic experience on the set of...

‘Locked’ Review: Cramped Quarters

This gimmicky thriller starring Bill Skarsgard and Anthony Hopkins sees a petty criminal fall victim to a vigilante’s trap.

‘Young Hearts’ Review: Finding Acceptance

In this coming-of-age drama from Belgium, a 14-year-old boy falls in love with his neighbor and questions his sexual identity.

‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ Review: An Updated Italian Heroine

Set in Rome after World War I, this black-and-white feminist film directed by (and starring) Paola Cortellesi tells a nuanced story about domestic abuse.

‘Rats!’ Review: Keep Texas Weird

This gross-out action-comedy, which sees an emo teenager sucked into a deranged conspiracy plot, lays hard on the absurdism.

In Berlin, Anxious Movies for Dark Times

At the Berlin International Film Festival, the onscreen mood was downbeat, but the program still held some gems.

Watching ‘Shoah’ in Berlin, 80 Years After Auschwitz

A commemorative screening of the monumental documentary came as some artists are questioning whether Germany’s Holocaust remembrance culture stifles free speech.

‘Parthenope’ Review: Goddess Worship

Directed by Paolo Sorrentino, this decadent drama about a beautiful young woman is a one-sided meditation on art, desire and spirituality.

‘Night Call’ Review: Belgian Brawlers

An ordinary locksmith undergoes an action-hero transformation in this snappy thriller set in Brussels during the height of the Black Lives Matter protests.

‘Endless Summer Syndrome’ Review: Who’s Lying?

In this sun-dappled French psychological thriller, a lawyer receives a call accusing her husband of having an affair with one of their children.