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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.

‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’ Review: A Legend and His Kryptonite

The original Superman actor gets a comprehensive, if narrow-mindedly celebratory, tribute in this traditional talking-heads-style doc.

When a Baby Killer Isn’t a Straightforward Villain

The real-life murderer who inspired “The Girl With the Needle” was “a monster,” said the actress who plays her, “but the movie is also about...

‘Reinas’ Review: Memories of Lima

The political turmoil of Peru in the 1990s serves as the backdrop for this intimate domestic drama about growing up and learning to let go.

‘Witches’ Review: Redeeming the Wicked Witch

The director Elizabeth Sankey’s experience with postpartum depression anchors this documentary about the pop-cultural representation of witches.

‘The Graduates’ Review: How to Move On

In this delicate drama set in Utah, three individuals deal with survivor’s guilt a year after a school shooting takes the life of a loved...