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‘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.

Three Great Documentaries to Stream

Picks this month include a Bob Dylan sleeper, a harrowing portrait of Syria, and Will Ferrell and Harper Steele’s road trip.

‘Vermiglio’ Review: Remote Rites of Passage

During World War II, life changes for a family in a Northern Italian mountain village when a Sicilian stranger arrives.

‘Homestead’ Review: A Home Away From Armageddon

The moment these Doomsday preppers have been waiting for has arrived, and from within their secure compound they’re confronting unexpected complications.

‘The Bibi Files’ Review: The Case Against Netanyahu

This documentary about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel looks at the corruption investigation and his enduring grip on the government.

‘The Order’ Review: Catch Him if You Can

The thriller, about a white supremacist (Nicholas Hoult) and the killing of a real-life radio host, among other crimes, hits familiar genre beats.