Rise
In this kind-hearted and poignant film, director Cédric Klapisch puts his heroine through her paces as she faces new and unfamiliar music.
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White Balls on Walls
For a film about shaking things up, it’s a pretty straitlaced affair.
L’immensità
Emmanuele Crialese’s loosely autobiographical story of a transgender tween and his family’s internal struggles in 1970s Rome.
The Melt Goes on Forever: The Art & Times of David Hammons
A portrait of an artist who likes to stay out of the limelight while sometimes teasing it Banksy–style.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
A gentle, knowing portrait of an 11-year-old girl undergoing puberty and a religious identity crisis.
Judy Blume Forever
Like its subject, this sunny biography is bouncy and assured.
Showing Up
The main character in Kelly Reichardt’s new, temperate film, could use a little oomph. Or, is that a little ooh la la?
The Five Devils
With witchcraft, racism, a lesbian interracial affair, and even a case of arson in its mix, this French Alps–based fantasy thriller has a lot of potential to start fires.
