

Elisabeth Vincentelli
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Eurovision 2023: How to Watch and What to Know
The international song contest — which has helped launch acts like ABBA and Maneskin — takes place in England this year. Here’s what to expect...

‘Unfinished Business’ Review: Skimming the Surface of Women’s Basketball
Unfortunately, this documentary about the W.N.B.A. and the New York Liberty hits the rim and then bounces out — it’s only close to good.

‘You Can Live Forever’ Review: Do You Love Me Now?
Religion comes between two girls falling in love in the 1990s in this sweet coming-of-age film bathed in grunge hues.

In Nida Manzoor’s World, Martial Arts and Jane Austen Belong in the Same Movie
The writer-director set out to make “a joyful film about South Asian Muslim women” that didn’t revolve around trauma. The result is “Polite Society.”

‘Clock’ Review: That Biological Ticking Is Now a Time Bomb
A woman who does not want children is pressured into changing her mind, with horrific results, in Alexis Jacknow’s fitfully scary horror movie.

‘New York, New York’ Review: The Big Apple, Without Bite
Based loosely on the 1977 film, a show about performers making it in the big city comes to St. James Theater with the sharper edges...

‘A Tourist’s Guide to Love’ Review: A Wearyingly Familiar Trip
Rachael Leigh Cook stars in this bland rom-com as a travel executive exploring Vietnam and getting over a breakup.

‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ Review: A Head-Spinning Genre Mash-Up
The buddy-priest action-comedy-horror hybrid we didn’t know we wanted has finally landed.

Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
Deadly planets and deadly viruses must be contended with in this month’s selections.

‘Smoking Causes Coughing’ Review: A Superteam Saga With a Demented Twist
Quentin Dupieux’s gift for surreal comedy is in full bloom in this nutty tale of heroes named after tobacco’s toxic components.