

Jeannette Catsoulis
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‘Vulcanizadora’ Review: Guilt Trip
Two midlife losers reckon with past mistakes on a despairing and oddly haunting trip into the woods and out of their heads.

‘Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey’ Review: Emotional Rescue
In this heartfelt wildlife documentary, a volunteer conservationist and an endangered critter develop a parent-child connection.

‘The Ugly Stepsister’ Review: Nipped, Tucked and Royally Fussed Over
This deliciously nasty reworking of the Cinderella fairy tale imagines how far one of the stepsisters would go to marry her prince.

‘Drop’ Review: The Ultimate Doomscroll
A first date turns hellish when a terrified woman’s phone is cloned by an anonymous psycho in this stylishly silly thriller.

‘Freaky Tales’ Review: Totally Oakland
Misogyny and racism get their butts spanked in this bold, messy celebration of the Bay Area in the 1980s.

‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Review: A Sour Note
Carey Mulligan briefly warms this damp, downbeat comedy about two lonely men and their musical obsession.

‘The Assessment’ Review: Meticulously Planned Parenthood
A couple must endure a punishing evaluation process for permission to become parents in this sleek, hermetic science fiction.

‘The Actor’ Review: No Direction Home
André Holland plays an actor with amnesia in this wonderfully surreal and poignant mystery.

‘The Empire’ Review: Star Tangled
In Bruno Dumont’s sci-fi farce, an alien conflict disrupts a sleepy French village.

‘Last Breath’ Review: Three Men and a Crisis
Woody Harrelson has a fine time almost playing a deep-sea diver in this true-life adventure yarn.