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‘Caught Stealing’ Review: Austin Butler in Trouble and on the Run

The actor stars as a rough-and-tumble bartender in Darren Aronofsky’s odyssey across an older, grimier New York City.

They’re (Mostly) Good Dogs and Even Better Film Symbols

Directors use our canine friends to convey connection even as we’ve grown more disconnected from the animal world.

‘Relay’ Review: Riz Ahmed, Sleek and Sly

The actor stars as a mysterious fixer in this diverting thriller set in New York from the director David Mackenzie (“Hell or High Water”).

‘Nobody 2’ Review: Bob Odenkirk Is a Father Who Knows (and Kills) Best

In this sequel, Bob Odenkirk returns as an ordinary suburban husband and dad who’s an exceedingly skilled and very busy assassin.

‘Suspended Time’ Review: A Nostalgic Detour

The French filmmaker Olivier Assayas meanders down memory lane in a story about two brothers returning to their family home during the Covid pandemic.

‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Spike Lee and Denzel Washington, Reunited

The director returns to New York City, reuniting with Denzel Washington as a big-time record exec, for a twisty parable about power and conscience.

‘An Officer and a Spy’ Review: The Dreyfus Affair as an Allegory

Six years after its French release, the movie is screening in New York. It’s the first Roman Polanski movie to open in the U.S. since…

‘The Naked Gun’ Review: A Chip Off the Old Blockhead

Liam Neeson gamely steps into Leslie Nielsen’s big, beautiful clown shoes in this reboot of the blissfully absurd 1988 cop comedy.

‘Sorry, Baby’ Review: Life and Nothing but, Beautifully

In her tender, funny feature directing debut, Eva Victor tells the story of a woman, the trauma that changed her and the life she kept…

‘F1 The Movie’ Review: Brad Pitt Goes Zoom

In tanned, tousled form, the actor stars in a Formula One story about fast cars, last chances and pretty people by the director of “Top…