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‘De Humani Corporis Fabrica’ Review: Showing What We’re Made Of

This eye-opening film from Verena Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor immerses us in the landscapes and textures of the human body, as encountered in French hospitals.

‘Sam Now’ Review: When Mom Leaves

Sensitive and surprising, Reed Harkness’s documentary follows the reverberations in his family after their mother abruptly departs.

The Bizarro Worlds of Quentin Dupieux’s Comedy

The French director, whose latest film is “Smoking Causes Coughing,” spoke about five comedy clips that have inspired his work.

‘Giraffe’ Review: Introspection in the Danish Countryside

In the pensive drama “Giraffe,” an ethnologist researching an abandoned cottage wonders whether her own life could or should change.

‘Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV’ Review: Art Onscreen

A new documentary follows the ceaseless innovations of a man who made art out of television sets and found inspiration in disruption.

‘The Holly’ Review: The Tragic Case of a Denver Activist

Julian Rubinstein’s investigative documentary traces the engrossing case of a Denver community organizer, Terrance Roberts, who faced charges of attempted murder

‘Film, the Living Record of Our Memory’ Review: How to Save the Movies

This documentary walks through the delicate task of saving the history of movies with the help of enchanting clips and eagle-eyed preservationists

‘A House Made of Splinters’ Review: Home Is Where the Hope Is

This film, an Oscar nominee this year for best documentary feature, has an aching sensitivity for the children in a Ukraine shelter.

How the ‘Naatu Naatu’ Sequence in ‘RRR’ Came Together

The composers and choreographer explain how they created the propulsive sequence that is nominated for best song.

‘Sharper’ Review: The Big Con

The film stars Sebastian Stan and Julianne Moore in a baroque but lackluster story of con artists circling a Manhattan billionaire’s fortune.