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‘The Miracle Club’ Review: A Pleasant Pilgrimage

Set in 1967 Dublin, this mild-mannered comedy explores grief and grievances with an ensemble that includes Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates and Laura Linney.

‘I’ll Show You Mine’ Review: Couch Trip

This drama, directed by Megan Griffiths, explores abuse and trauma through a potent and prickly series of conversations.

‘The Blackening’ Review: Race Against a Killer

With more jokes than jump scares, this comedic horror film is as tartly amusing as it is provocative.

‘Flamin’ Hot’ Review: Neon Dust, Hollywood Corn

The actor Eva Longoria’s feature directing debut is a fictionalized account of the birth of a spicy, profitable snack.

‘After Sherman’ Review: A Gullah Geechee Reckoning

A New York-based filmmaker wades into the deep waters of his Gullah Geechee heritage and South Carolina roots.

‘White Balls on Walls’ Review: Time With the Gatekeepers

The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam becomes a somewhat flimsy case study for fine-art diversity and inclusion conversations in this documentary.

‘The Mother’ Review: Are You My Sniper?

At the heart of this action-thriller, an expert killer, played by Jennifer Lopez, must rescue her daughter at all costs.

‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ Review: Periods and Question Marks

Judy Blume’s groundbreaking novel about puberty — and so much more — finally gets the adaptation it deserves.

‘Chevalier’ Review: A Black Virtuoso Rocks the Court of Marie Antoinette

A new movie about Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-George, may owe as much to “Bridgerton” as it does the history books.

‘Personality Crisis: One Night Only’ Review: New York Droll

David Johansen, once the lead singer for the New York Dolls, proves a first-rate raconteur in this documentary co-directed by Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi.