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‘Being Eddie’ Review: Eddie Murphy Looks Back

A self-aware and soft-spoken Eddie Murphy plays docent to his own career in a new documentary.

‘Modi’ Review: 3 Days in the Life of Modigliani

The movie, directed by Johnny Depp, adapted from a play by Dennis McIntyre, follows the artist fleeing the police, in Paris.

‘Last Days’ Review: Eyeing a Forbidden Island

Justin Lin directs a fictionalized account of the final days of a 20-something Christian missionary who tries to enter a remote island.

‘Truth & Treason’ Review: The Price of Courage

Standing up to fascism was deadly in Nazi Germany; this film tells the story of Christian teenagers who defied a poisonous ideology.

‘Ozzy: No Escape From Now’ Review: A Metal Legend’s Last Stand

It’s painful to watch Ozzy Osbourne struggle in this documentary, but his efforts to make one final onstage appearance are awe-inspiring.

‘Fairyland’ Review: Out in San Francisco

Based on a memoir by Alysia Abbott, the movie chronicles gay liberation and the AIDS crisis from the perspective of a gay man’s daughter.

‘Dead of Winter’ Review: Emma Thompson as Victim and Savior

This stone-cold wilderness thriller pits a woman on a mission against a merciless couple who are keeping a secret in their basement.

‘Speak.’ Review: How to Debate Like a Pro

The art of persuasion — and the painstaking preparation for a national competition — is the focus of this moving documentary about high-school students.

‘The Wrong Paris’ Review: Texas Wants a Word

Paris, Texas, may not be the preferred locale for the art student Miranda Cosgrove, but she finds that it might bring her the right man.

‘The Cut’ Review: A Boxer’s Grisly Comeback

In an unsparing ring drama, Orlando Bloom plays a fighter whose extreme efforts to make weight could cost him his mind.