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A Different Man

Adam Schimberg’s atmospheric film is a winding ride, peppered with black comedy and ambiguity.

The Substance

The well-worn Sunset Boulevard yarn of a Hollywood’s star’s fading relevancy gets a garish, unsubtle, and searing revamp.

The Goldman Case

A methodical and engrossing courtroom drama based on the real-life 1976 trial of the mercurial far-left militant Pierre Goldman.

Sugarcane

An investigation of a Canadian Catholic mission uncovers a history of abuse—hundreds of unmarked graves were discovered there in 2021.

Good One

An awkward trio form a lopsided dynamic camping three days in the woods.