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‘Asteroid City’ Review: Wes Anderson and His All-Stars Go Meta

In his latest film, Wes Anderson and his all-stars go meta with a TV show about a theatrical play that, in turn, is about a…

‘The Flash’ Review: Electric Company

In the latest DC Comics blowout, Ezra Miller suits up as the speedy superhero alongside special guests like Batman (hello, Michael Keaton).

‘Scarlet’ Review: A Father and Daughter Endure

In a new film from the director of “Martin Eden,” pastoral interludes of domestic life in the wake of World War I alternate with views…

‘Past Lives’ Review: Longing for a Future

Celine Song’s film debut, starring Greta Lee, follows two childhood friends who share a wistful kind of love across two decades and two continents.

‘Lynch/Oz,’ Digs Down to the Roots of David Lynch’s Films

A documentary explores how “The Wizard of Oz” figures into the director David Lynch’s surreal filmography.

Cannes Winners 2023: ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Wins the Palme d’Or

The French filmmaker Justine Triet becomes the third woman to win the top honor at the Cannes Film Festival.

At a Particularly Strong Cannes Film Festival, Women’s Desires Pull Focus

New dramas by Catherine Breillat and Todd Haynes examine relationships between older women and teenage boys in different yet equally complex ways.

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Premieres at Cannes

Martin Scorsese directed this harrowing and deeply American true-crime drama set in the 1920s. Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone star.

‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Premieres at Cannes

After paying tribute to an emotional Harrison Ford, the festival unspooled the newest sequel to decidedly mixed results.

‘Master Gardener’ Review: Paul Schrader’s Solitary Man

The director’s latest movie completes a trilogy about men in search of grace in a brutal world — usually by way of women, but thankfully…