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‘Attachment’ Review: Demon Lover

Mysterious behavior leads to an over-familiar reveal in this supernatural horror movie.

‘True Spirit’ Review: Around the World in 210 Days

Nothing rocks the boat for long in this can-do drama based on the true story of Jessica Watson, an Australian teenager who sailed the globe.

‘Pathaan’ Review: Fighting the Good (and Long) Fight

Filled to the brim with action set pieces, “Pathaan” stars Shah Rukh Khan as a secret agent saving India from havoc unleashed by a vengeful…

‘Filmmakers for the Prosecution’ Review: Exposing Third Reich Atrocities

Jean-Christophe Klotz’s documentary retraces the steps of two men tasked with gathering evidence for the Nuremberg trials.

‘The Offering’ Review: A Demon in the Family

In this Brooklyn-set horror film, an evil spirit causes torment at a Jewish funeral home.

When the Camera Can’t Turn Away, These Women Force Us to Listen

Films as different as the biopic “Till” and the thriller “Resurrection” use lengthy monologues to give female characters the chance to truly be heard.

‘Broadway Rising’ Review: Surviving the Pandemic

Stakeholders including Patti LuPone and Lynn Nottage share their real-time reactions to New York theater’s shutdown and reopening in Amy Rice’s documentary.

‘See You Friday, Robinson’ Review: Dear Godard

In Mitra Farahani’s film, Jean-Luc Godard and the Iranian writer-director Ebrahim Golestan undertake an epistolary dialogue, puttering and pondering at their homes.

‘2nd Chance’ Review: Just Shoot Me

Ramin Bahrani’s first documentary feature profiles Richard Davis, the irrepressible inventor of a modern bulletproof vest.

‘The Corridors of Power’ Review: The Human Cost of Foreign Policy

This documentary illuminates America’s ever-shifting approach to conflicts abroad and how politics at home can even lead to inaction.