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A still from the Oscar-nominated documentary "No Other Land." (Antipode films)

‘No Other Land’: An unflinching look at a community under seige

February 6, 2025

19. I’M STILL HERE: Set in Brazil during the tightening grip of a military dictatorship in 1971, this adaptation of Marcelo Rubens Paiva's memoir follows Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres, terrific) as she reinvents herself after her family endures a violent act by the government, uncovering a hidden chapter of Brazil’s history—and Brazil’s entry for the 97th Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category. (Alile Onawale/Sony Pictures Classics)

Oscar-nominated ‘I’m Still Here’: One woman’s strength in the face of brutality

January 30, 2025

Sophie Thatcher as Iris in "Companion." (Cara Howe)

‘Companion’ is AI sci-fi without the intelligence

January 30, 2025

Phoebe Dynevor in Neil Burger's "Inheritance." (Angelo Dominic Sesto/IFC Films)

Phoebe Dynevor goes on the run in Neil Burger’s ‘Inheritance’

January 24, 2025

2. ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT: Opening Jan. 10 in Boston, the movie explores the lives and connections of three women in contemporary, working-class Mumbai—head nurse Prabha (Kani Kusruti), her coworker Anu (DivyaPrabha), and hospital cook Parvaty (Chhaya Kadam)—in a soulful, Cannes Grand Prize-winning debut from writer/director Payal Kapadia. (Janus Films)

Love, loss, and light: Payal Kapadia’s masterful drama

January 23, 2025

Honorary Award recipient David Lynch accepts the award at the 2019 Governors Awards in The Ray Dolby Ballroom on Sunday, October 27, 2019, in Hollywood, Calif. (Phil McCarten/©A.M.P.A.S.)

Critic’s Appreciation: David Lynch had ‘the power to get inside our heads’

January 16, 2025

Charlotte (Julia Garner), Ginger (Matilda Firth) and Blake (Christopher Abbott) in "Wolf Man," directed by Leigh Whannell. (Nicola Dove/Universal Pictures)

‘Wolf Man’: A monster embarrassment

January 16, 2025

A scene from "Grand Theft Hamlet." (Mubi)

Hamlet hijacked: When Shakespeare crashes into ‘Grand Theft Auto’

January 16, 2025

Jonno Davies as Robbie Williams in "Better Man." (Paramount Pictures)

‘Better Man’: Robbie Williams goes bananas

January 9, 2025

3. HARD TRUTHS: Mike Leigh’s compassionate and sometimes comical character study of a woman struggling (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) with depression opens in Boston January 10. (Simon Mein/Bleecker Street)

‘Hard Truths’: You can’t break the ties that bind

January 8, 2025