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‘The Mill’ Review: A Cog in the Machine

This spare dystopian thriller offers a serviceable but mostly unimaginative satire of a capitalist nightmare.

‘Totally Killer’ Review: More Like Marty McDie

This teen slasher comedy with a time-traveling twist can’t muster up enough charisma to make its mash-up concept sing.

‘Mami Wata’ Review: An Old God Flickers Out in a New Era

In this striking film by the Nigerian director C.J. Obasi, with the help of a mysterious stranger, a village awakens to what is possible.

‘It Lives Inside’ Review: The Horrors of Building Self-Acceptance

This feature debut about a high schooler’s struggle with her cultural identity is promising, even if the allegory doesn’t always land.

‘Outlaw Johnny Black’ Review: A Gravel-Toned Gunslinger

This misguided Western parody, starring and directed by Michael Jai White, struggles to establish a comedic rhythm.

‘Portrait of the Queen’ Review: Seeking Fresh Angles on a Familiar Face

This documentary attempts to give a unique look at Queen Elizabeth II by speaking to photographers who took portraits of her.

Before Gran Turismo Inspired a Movie, It Drove Jann Mardenborough to Greatness

The PlayStation video game’s realistic cars and racetracks helped Jann Mardenborough find his calling as a professional driver.

‘Bank of Dave’ Review: A Dave and Goliath Story

This sometimes sleepy feel-good drama follows the story of a working-class man’s battle against London’s financial elite.

‘Back on the Strip’ Review: Just Some Mikes in Need of Magic

Wesley Snipes plays the leader of a has-been group of strippers vying for a second act in this ensemble comedy, which struggles to turn its...

‘The Pod Generation’ Review: Birthing 2.0

This satire on our techno-capitalist future is best enjoyed the way it’s made — without taking itself too seriously.