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‘Civil War’ Review: We Have Met the Enemy and It Is Us. Again.

In Alex Garland’s tough new movie, a group of journalists led by Kirsten Dunst, as a photographer, travels a United States at war with itself.

‘Coup de Chance’ Review: Woody Allen’s Usual With a French Twist

Despite its Parisian setting, the setup is familiar from any of Allen’s New York movies: An act of infidelity presents a dilemma. Some of the…

‘Monkey Man’ Review: Dev Patel Is Kid, a Human Punching Bag

Dev Patel stars as Kid, a human punching bag who comes up with a plan to avenge a past wrong. The hits keep coming and…

At New Directors/New Films, the Kids Are Not All Right (Nobody Really Is)

This year’s edition of the festival tends toward familiar art-house fare, but there are standouts in which characters young and old grapple with childhood.

‘La Chimera’ Review: A Treasure Trove

In her latest dreamy movie, the Italian director Alice Rohrwacher follows a tomb raider, played by Josh O’Connor, who’s pining for a lost love.

‘Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World’ Review: A Wild Romanian Trip

In Radu Jude’s shambling, acidly funny movie set in Bucharest, a foul-mouthed gofer named Angela tours the troubled heart and soul of her country.

‘Immaculate’ Review: Sydney Sweeney Is Wide-Eyed but Sly

The actress stars as a fresh-faced nun who, by the end of this erotic thriller-horror mash-up, runs amok in her convent.

Once You Watch an Ernie Gehr Film, You’ll Never See the World the Same Way

A MoMA series shows how the artist pushes the boundaries of cinema in short movies that both delight and baffle.

‘The Shadowless Tower’ Review: Circling Regret in Old Beijing

Zhang Lu’s quiet film follows a man touched by nostalgia and loss, lending a melancholic air to this modern city of steel and glass.

‘The Animal Kingdom’ Review: A Beastly Disease

This French sci-fi tale plunges us into a world where a mysterious sickness turns humans into strange, sometimes terrifying part-animal creatures.