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Top Picks

Twinless

The script is consistently funny and astutely written, where sorrow often collides with humor.

Riefenstahl

Andres Veiel’s unsettling and persuasive documentary uncovers filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl’s distortions of the truth.

Caught Stealing

Darren Aronofsky’s new film bursts into theaters with electrifying energy, a perfect action romp to close out summer escapism.

Ne Zha II

A grand epic teeming with magic, martial arts, and exotic settings.

Eden

Ron Howard’s new film serves up a more-than-satisfying four-course meal of gripping drama, morbid true crime, and voluptuous entertainment.

Weapons

The movie lays its cards on the table right away with a premise that works instantly on both visceral and emotional levels.

An Officer and a Spy

Roman Polanski’s most personal film since The Pianist (2002) revisits one of the most egregious miscarriages of justice in French history.

Taxi zum Klo

A groundbreaking work of queer cinema that warrants reexamination, as well as the attention of new viewers.