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Disturbing movies you won’t want to watch alone If you’re the kind of person who watches films like ‘The Notebook’ and says, ...

According to the directors John Cameron Mitchell and Julio Torres. By Lovia Gyarkye The origins of avant-garde cinema date to the silent era, when artists in the 1920s like Man Ray, Fernand Léger, ...

As chosen by the directors Mira Nair, Jafar Panahi, Kleber Mendonça Filho and Akinola Davies Jr. By Lovia Gyarkye A scene from Satyajit Ray’s “Jalsaghar” (“The Music Room,” 1958). The Criterion ...

Paving the way for the likes of Love, Simon and Heated Rivalry, a beloved indie gay rom-com of the early aughts is marking a milestone anniversary. Dan Bucatinsky, writer and star of All Over the Guy ...

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On the assumption that Americans should understand who we’re bombing, here are five excellent Iranian films, all streaming now. Ty Burr, a former film critic for The Boston Globe, writes the movie ...

This International Women’s Day, these five films highlight the power of women behind the camera. Together, they explore the beauty and joy of womanhood, as well as the loneliness and uphill battles ...

As Siobhan Kirchstein stepped up to the counter of the Kansas Division of Vehicles last Thursday, she was struck by how banal the moment felt, even though the circumstances that brought her there felt ...

LOS ANGELES — He whispered in the ears of the powerful, strode the battlefield like a god of war and ultimately embodied both of those extremes in performances of exquisite complexity. Robert Duvall’s ...