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‘The Magician’s Elephant’ Review: The Promise of a Pachyderm

Adapted from Kate DiCamillo’s beloved children’s book, this animated adventure sands down the somberness of its source material while turning up the silliness.

Five International Movies to Stream Now

This month’s picks include a Kafkaesque South Indian comedy, a delirious British noir caper scripted by Alan Moore and a Czech body-horror movie that’ll get...

Five International Movies to Stream Now

This month’s picks include a wry Bosnian coming-of-age film, a documentary about supernatural phenomena in Scotland and a drama about missing women in Mexico.

‘The Blue Caftan’ Review: Secrets of Silk

In this luscious Moroccan drama, a tailor and his wife strive to save their craft, and their unusual companionship, in the face of illness and...

‘The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic’ Review: Just Like the Movies

In this wry Finnish drama, a disabled man embarks on a journey to visit his girlfriend, encountering inaccessible infrastructure and evil goons along the way.

‘The Last Autumn’ Review: The Majesty of Shepherds

This observational documentary about an aging farming couple on the Icelandic coast unfolds like an elegy to a life lived off the land.

Five International Movies to Stream Now

This month’s picks include a Latvian satire about World War II, a family portrait by an Indian documentarian, an Oedipal thriller from Mexico and more.

‘Alcarràs’ Review: Labor of Love

In this naturalistic drama from Spain, a family confronts the impending loss of its generations-old farm.

Five International Movies to Stream Now

This month’s picks include a charming Polish documentary, a Portuguese coming-of-age tale with a twist, a gothic drama from India and more.

‘Hidden Letters’ Review: Sororal Secrets

This documentary about the enduring legacy of Nushu, an ancient, secret language developed by women in southern China, raises more questions than it successfully answers.