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‘Black Bag’ Review: Blanchett v. Fassbender

The actors play a glamorous couple of spies in this latest sleek collaboration from the director Steven Soderbergh and the screenwriter David Koepp.

‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ Review: Watchful Eyes

The heroine of Rungano Nyoni’s second feature keeps her cool even as she uncovers long-buried family secrets in Zambia.

‘Mickey 17’ Review: Bong Joon Ho’s Latest Dystopian Romp

In Bong Joon Ho’s latest dystopian romp, Robert Pattinson plays a hapless underdog whose work aboard a spaceship requires him to die, over and over.

Sean Baker’s Oscars Battle Cry (and Mine): Don’t Abandon the Big Screen

The director of the best picture winner, “Anora,” urged viewers to keep seeing films in theaters. Our critic hopes the industry listens, and that Baker...

There’s a New Kind of Woman Onscreen, Thanks to Women Behind the Camera

In movies like “The Last Showgirl,” a new kind of woman has emerged onscreen, our critic writes. That’s thanks to more of them being behind...