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‘It Ends With Us’ Review: For Blake Lively, Love Hurts and Even Bruises

Blake Lively plays Lily Bloom, a flower lover with a thorny personal garden, in this gauzy adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel.

‘Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1’ Review: The Beauty, and the Bloodshed

In the first of a projected four-film cycle, Kevin Costner revisits the western genre and U.S. history in a big, busy drama.

‘Last Summer’ Review: A Shocking Affair to Remember

Few directors get as deeply under the skin as Catherine Breillat, a longtime provocateur who tests the limits of what the world thinks women should…

‘Green Border’ Review: Migrants’ Elusive Race for Freedom

Agnieszka Holland focuses on the Polish-Belarusian border as a Syrian family tries to make it to the European Union.

‘The Bikeriders’ Review: On the Road to Nowhere, Beautifully

Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy star in a romanticized drama about a fictional motorcycle club in the 1960s.

‘Inside Out 2’ Review: PUBERTY! OMG! LOL! IYKYK!

Anxiety meets Joy in Pixar’s eager, predictably charming sequel to its innovative 2015 hit. Sadness is still around, too, as are Fear and Disgust.

‘Banel & Adama’ Review: A Parable of Two Young Lovers

The filmmaker Ramata-Toulaye Sy illuminates this elliptical story, set in unnamed Senegalese village, with daubs of strong colors and strikingly vivid imagery.

Francis Ford Coppola: ‘You Can’t Be an Artist and Be Safe’

The filmmaker talks about the inspirations for the characters in “Megalopolis” and “The Godfather,” and responds to recent allegations.

Bawdy Comedy ‘Anora’ Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival

The movie about a sex worker, from the American filmmaker Sean Baker, took the top prize at a ceremony that also honored George Lucas.

The Cannes Love Affair With American Cinema Takes Unexpected Turns

Whether it’s Demi Moore’s performance in “The Substance” or Sean Baker’s tale of a Brooklyn sex worker, this year’s jury will have a lot to…