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Top Picks

The Wild Robot

One of DreamWorks’ best films in recent memory and another reminder of animation’s emotional staying power.

In the Summers

A slice of life about the universal struggles of being a parent, having one, and reconciling vastly different experiences.

All Shall Be Well

Melancholy and stoic in its worldview, and deliberate in its pace, this Hong Kong film drama packs a surprising punch.

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.

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Directors Peter Ettedgui and Ian Bonhôte deliver one of the year’s best and most heartbreaking documentaries.

His Three Daughters

A fantastic acting showcase for Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne, and Elizabeth Olsen.

The Goldman Case

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

The Memory of Justice

Marcel Ophuls’s intelligent and riveting 1976 film, newly restored, might be the most expansive canvas he ever worked on.