

Beatrice Loayza
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‘Tatami’ Review: A Bitter Fight, Both on and Off the Mat
A flinty Iranian judoka competing in the World Judo Championships is menaced by her government in this absorbing political thriller.

‘The Last Twins’ Review: A Rare Holocaust Story
Erno Spiegel was spared because he was a twin. He went on to help others at Auschwitz, as detailed in this documentary by Perri Peltz...

‘Ghost Trail’ Review: A Cat and Mouse Thriller
A hypnotizing Adam Bessa anchors this tale about a Syrian refugee living in France who believes he has found the man who tortured him.

‘The New Boy’ Review: Finding a Light in the Darkness
Cate Blanchett stars as a nun who encounters an Indigenous Australian boy with special powers in this film about forced assimilation.

‘Final Destinations: Bloodlines’ Review: Born to Die
The sixth installment in the horror franchise might be the most self-consciously silly of the bunch — and it’s all the better for it.

‘Lilly’ Review: She Did It Her Way
Patricia Clarkson plays the equal pay activist Lilly Ledbetter in this misty-eyed drama.

‘The Trouble with Jessica’ Review: Dinner Party or Crime Scene?
This British black comedy, starring Indira Varma, centers on a group of wealthy middle-aged friends with fraught histories.

Dea Kulumbegashvili’s ‘April’ Wont Be Shown in Georgia
The director Dea Kulumbegashvili’s new movie, “April,” shines a light on the complicated situation for women seeking abortions in Georgia.

‘The President’s Wife’ Review: Would Madame Get Your Vote?
Catherine Deneuve plays the former French first lady Bernadette Chirac in this puckish, highly fictionalized biopic with a pop-feminist edge.

‘G20’ Review: Madam President or Rambo?
Viola Davis raises the bar on sheer brawniness in this action film where an American president has to fight Australian crypto-terrorists.