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The Best Films and Performances at the Telluride Film Festival

In films like “All of Us Strangers,” “Poor Things” and “Rustin,” vivid turns kept audiences rapt even as the Hollywood strikes made it a less…

‘Sound of the Police’ Review: The Silence and the Fury

This documentary dives into the nation’s outrageous history of the policing of Black citizens by touching on the 2022 killing of Amir Locke.

‘Our Body’ Review: Patience

The French director Claire Simon’s profoundly humane documentary focuses on patients in the gynecology ward of a Paris hospital.

‘The Unknown Country’ Review: A Granddaughter’s Road Trip

Lily Gladstone’s achingly measured performance braided with the actual stories from nonprofessional actors makes Morrisa Maltz’s film a memorable road trip.

‘The Miracle Club’ Review: A Pleasant Pilgrimage

Set in 1967 Dublin, this mild-mannered comedy explores grief and grievances with an ensemble that includes Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates and Laura Linney.

‘I’ll Show You Mine’ Review: Couch Trip

This drama, directed by Megan Griffiths, explores abuse and trauma through a potent and prickly series of conversations.

‘The Blackening’ Review: Race Against a Killer

With more jokes than jump scares, this comedic horror film is as tartly amusing as it is provocative.

‘Flamin’ Hot’ Review: Neon Dust, Hollywood Corn

The actor Eva Longoria’s feature directing debut is a fictionalized account of the birth of a spicy, profitable snack.

‘After Sherman’ Review: A Gullah Geechee Reckoning

A New York-based filmmaker wades into the deep waters of his Gullah Geechee heritage and South Carolina roots.

‘White Balls on Walls’ Review: Time With the Gatekeepers

The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam becomes a somewhat flimsy case study for fine-art diversity and inclusion conversations in this documentary.