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‘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.

‘Love Hurts’ Review: A Valentine Full of Action

Ke Huy Quan and Ariana DeBose play reunited former associates from a criminal outfit. Sparks don’t exactly fly.

Three Great Documentaries to Stream

This month’s films include portraits of the actress Jean Seberg and the director David Lynch, plus one of the year’s Oscar nominees.

‘Dog Man’ Review: Best Friends Forever

A police officer and a dog get fused into one crime-fighter in this antic, enjoyable adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s comic series.

A Charlie Chaplin Movie Like You’ve Never Seen It Before

The Museum of Modern Art has worked on a meticulous restoration of Chaplin’s 1918 film “Shoulder Arms,” screening on Thursday, that likely differs in every...

‘Rose’ Review: After Loss, a New Lease on Life

The French New Wave veteran Françoise Fabian plays a widow who discovers that it’s not too late to be delighted.

‘Back in Action’ Review: Surprise! Mom and Dad Are Spies

Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx star as former agents, now parents, who must protect their children. You can guess the rest.

Effectively Banned by the Regime, a Syrian Film Resurfaces

“Stars in Broad Daylight,” with a domineering character who strongly resembles Hafez al-Assad, had one official showing in Damascus. Now it’s been restored.

‘Oceans Are the Real Continents’ Review: Does Water Connect Us?

Tommaso Santambrogio’s film, which stakes out territory in both truth and fantasy, uses nonactors to tell intertwining stories set in contemporary Cuba.

‘Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever’ Review: Matter Over Mind

A documentary tracks the tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson’s efforts to follow a hyper-regimented body care system.