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‘Holland’ Review: Nicole Kidman Goes Dutch

Set in a Michigan town designed to evoke the Netherlands, this thriller has red herring on the menu.

Three Great Documentaries to Stream

In this month’s picks, sheep, shirkers and coup d’état soundtracks.

‘Magazine Dreams’ Review: Pain Without Gain

Shown at Sundance two years ago, the film was shelved when its star, Jonathan Majors, was arrested and charged with assault and harassment of his...

‘Opus’ Review: A New Album They’re Dying to Hear

John Malkovich plays a ’90s pop star who emerges from retirement with a bloody agenda.

‘Seven Veils’ Review: Private Anguish in Public View

Atom Egoyan’s latest film, starring Amanda Seyfried as a director of an opera, could only have come from him, in ways both good and bad.

‘Cold Wallet’ Review: It’s Payback Time

After losing big in a crypto swindle, three people in Massachusetts plot to get their money back.

Three Great Documentaries to Stream

This month’s picks look at a political convention, the work of a cinematographer and the films of a revered pair of directors.

‘The Quiet Ones’ Review: Getting Swindled in Copenhagen

Inspired by a real heist, this Danish thriller has more moving parts than it can keep track of.

A Great James Earl Jones Role That Can Finally Be Seen

A restored version of Charles Burnett’s 1999 movie “The Annihilation of Fish” opens at the Brooklyn Academy of Music after being virtually unshown for 25...

‘Notes on Displacement’ Review: Seeking a Fresh Start in Europe

The artist and director Khaled Jarrar accompanies a group of people from Syria on their way to Germany in this documentary.