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‘My Mother’s Wedding’ Review: Daddy Issues

In this directorial debut by Kristin Scott Thomas, three sisters reunite to celebrate their mother’s third marriage.

‘Together’ Review: Getting Closer and Closer

An amusingly icky body-horror movie stars real-life partners Alison Brie and Dave Franco as a codependent couple.

‘Il Dono’ Review: Slow Living

A new restoration of a 2003 Italian docudrama by Michelangelo Frammartino captures the beauty and tragedy of rural life in Southern Italy.

‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Review: Nostalgia Is Overrated

This revival of a 1990s horror franchise fumbles its shot.

‘Rosa la Rose: Fille Publique’ Review: Lady Liberty of the Streets

A new restoration of a 1986 drama by the filmmaker Paul Vecchiali melds a candy-colored vision of the world’s oldest profession with a grim take…

‘Hot Milk’ Review: Mommy Issues

Emma Mackey and Fiona Shaw star in this drama about a young woman in a codependent relationship with her disabled mother.

‘Familiar Touch’ Review: Living With Dementia

In this empathetic debut feature, Kathleen Chalfant plays Ruth, a woman who moves into an assisted living facility and adapts to her new life.

‘Tatami’ Review: A Bitter Fight, Both on and Off the Mat

A flinty Iranian judoka competing in the World Judo Championships is menaced by her government in this absorbing political thriller.

‘The Last Twins’ Review: A Rare Holocaust Story

Erno Spiegel was spared because he was a twin. He went on to help others at Auschwitz, as detailed in this documentary by Perri Peltz…

‘Ghost Trail’ Review: A Cat and Mouse Thriller

A hypnotizing Adam Bessa anchors this tale about a Syrian refugee living in France who believes he has found the man who tortured him.