

Jeannette Catsoulis
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‘Miller’s Girl’ Review: Teacher’s Dirty Looks
Martin Freeman and Jenna Ortega fight pheromones and cliché in this eye-rolling duel between a teacher and his student.

‘The Kitchen’ Review: No Direction Home
Directing their first feature, Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya spin a warmly humane story of cross-generational connection.

‘Self Reliance’ Review: Find a Friend, Save a Life
In this fleetingly amusing comedy, a lonely loser becomes the target of reality-show killers.

‘Mayhem!’ Review: Just When You Think You’re Out
A former convict struggles to go straight in this ultraviolent revenge thriller.

‘Rebel Moon — Part One: Child of Fire’ Review: Galaxy Brained
Zack Snyder creates a space opera that’s bloated but rarely buoyant.

‘The Inner Cage’ Review: The Leftovers
In this solemn Italian drama, the guards and inmates of a decommissioned prison renegotiate the limits of power.

‘Concrete Utopia’ Review: Housing Insecurity
Love thy neighbor is far from mind when disaster strikes a Seoul apartment complex in this blackhearted social satire.

‘Next Goal Wins’ Review: Offside
Michael Fassbender plays a bitter soccer coach in this sloppy underdog comedy from Taika Waititi.

‘Dream Scenario’ Review: Space Invader
Nicolas Cage plays a mild-mannered professor who inexplicably wanders into others’ dreams in this wonderfully weird dark comedy.

‘Fingernails’ Review: Love, Factually
Jessie Buckley and Riz Ahmed play confused lonely-hearts torn between science and emotion in this adorable near-future romance.