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‘Hamnet’ Review: The Rest Is Silence
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal star in a heartbreaking adaptation of the best-selling novel.
ByAlissa Wilkinson


CreditAgata Grzybowska/Focus Features ‘Zootopia 2’ Review: Natural Habitats, Expanded
A sequel to the 2016 hit, this movie about an animal metropolis takes on an even messier social allegory than the first one, while building out a wider (if bloated) universe.
ByBrandon Yu


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‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Review: Forgive Them, Father
Josh O’Connor leads a star-studded cast in the latest Benoit Blanc mystery — this one, about religious cults of personality.
ByAlissa Wilkinson


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‘The Secret Agent’ Review: Carnival in the Face of Carnage
Wagner Moura takes cover in this knockout from the filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho that is largely set in 1977 during Brazil’s miliary dictatorship.
ByManohla Dargis


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‘BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions’ Review: An Artist’s Mind-Expanding Collage
In this dazzling essay movie, the director Kahlil Joseph draws on an array of sources — news clips, old movies, family albums, an encyclopedia of ”Africana” — to create a thrilling whole.
ByManohla Dargis

CreditRich Spirit Critic’s Pick‘Eternity’ Review: Dead Reckoning
Elizabeth Olsen plays a dead woman who must choose her forever partner in this silly afterlife rom-com.
ByJeannette Catsoulis

CreditLeah Gallo/A24 ‘You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine’ Review: Paying Tribute in Nashville
Lyle Lovett, Bonnie Raitt, Kacey Musgraves and other luminaries perform Prine’s songs in this engaging concert film.
ByGlenn Kenny

CreditAboramara Critic’s Pick‘Teenage Wasteland’ Review: Young in Age, Mature in Reporting
This documentary looks back at a group of teenagers who, in the early 1990s, created a high school video project that ended up breaking real news.
ByBen Kenigsberg

CreditFilm Forum Critic’s Pick5 Years After His Death, John Prine Gets a Cinematic Send-Off
The singer and songwriter died in April 2020 of Covid-19, delaying proper tributes. Now he is the subject of a new documentary, “You Got Gold.”
ByBob Mehr

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‘The Thing With Feathers’ Review: Parenting Without Your Better Half
A grieving father struggles to care for his two children after the death of his wife. Even with its star, Benedict Cumberbatch, the movie never takes flight.
ByLisa Kennedy

‘The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo’ Review: Freelancing Woes
Was a freelance photographer intentionally left out of the famous Vietnam War photo of “Napalm Girl”?
ByBeatrice Loayza

‘Left-Handed Girl’ Review: An Electric Portrait of Taipei
The filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou tells a sensitive story of a mother and her two daughters struggling to get by in Taiwan.
ByNatalia Winkelman
admiration societyRose Byrne and Sheila Heti on Parenting, A.I. and the Nature of Personality
The “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” actor and the author of “Alphabetical Diaries” met for a wide-ranging conversation.
ByKate Guadagnino

Udo Kier, Familiar Movie Villain and Fixture of the Offbeat, Dies at 81
A German-born actor, he appeared in more than 280 films, from Hollywood action fare to a Warhol horror tale. Madonna liked him for her videos.
ByAlex Williams

With Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy, ‘Harry Potter’ Breaks Its Own Broadway Record
The actor is now playing an adult version of the sinister child he portrayed in the film series.
ByMichael Paulson

‘Queen of Versailles’ to Close as New Broadway Musicals Struggle
The show, starring Kristin Chenoweth, will remain open through the holidays. The announcement comes just two weeks after the musical opened.
ByMichael Paulson

With One Movie and Soundtrack, Jimmy Cliff Changed Reggae Forever
The 1972 film “The Harder They Come” and its accompanying soundtrack brought the genre out of Jamaica and helped pave the way for future stars.
ByJonathan Abrams

Lee Tamahori, Director of Film Voted New Zealand’s Best, Dies at 75
He reimagined “Once Were Warriors,” a novel about a Maori family, as a film that became a worldwide phenomenon. He went on to direct Hollywood movies.
ByAlex Traub

Stream These 5 Movies and TV Shows Before They Leave Netflix in December
Departures for U.S. subscribers next month include several classic comedies of the big and small screen — and one particularly prescient one.
ByJason Bailey
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