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The Weight Opens to Strong Reviews for Hawke and Period Craft

Sundance debut’s practical-location production with tense survival scenes shows a renewed appetite for mid-budget, character-driven thrillers.

Pariser’s One Minute to Midnight Debuts at Venice as a Midlife Reckoning

Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur Wins Grand Prize at Cannes as a Portrait of Putin‑Era Corruption

Sophy Romvari’s ‘Blue Heron’ Draws Early Praise for Memory‑Driven Drama

Ducournau’s Alpha Draws Praise for Vision, Pushback on Execution in Theatrical Rollout

Loznitsa’s ‘Two Prosecutors’ Earns Praise for a Chilling Portrait of Stalinist Red Tape

V for Vendetta At 20: Director Backs Protest Mask, Warns of Its Misuse

Recife’s ‘The Secret Agent’ Drives Awards-Season Surge and Local Boom Ahead of Oscars

Berlinale Competition Debut for Haroun’s ‘Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars’ Draws Split Early Reviews

‘Yellow Letters’ Premieres in Berlinale Competition as International Deals Roll In

‘No Good Men’ Opens Berlin Film Festival With Shahrbanoo Sadat’s Afghan Political Rom-Com

‘Pillion’ Opens to Strong Reviews as Filmmakers Shorten Explicit Close-Up to Preserve Tension

Hlynur Pálmason’s The Love That Remains Opens in Limited Theaters

‘All That’s Left of You’ Opens in Theaters as Jordan’s Shortlisted Oscar Entry

‘The Secret Agent’ Begins U.S. Run on Awards Wave for Kleber Mendonça Filho and Wagner Moura

Wagner Moura’s ‘The Secret Agent’ Builds Awards Heat as Limited Theatrical Run Begins

‘Little Trouble Girls’ Opens in New York to Strong Early Reviews

Cannes Jury Prize Winner 'Sirāt' Begins Oscar-Qualifying U.S. Run

‘Train Dreams’ Opens in Limited Release as Critics Praise Joel Edgerton’s Lyrical Lead

‘One Battle After Another’ Nears $170 Million as Awards Push Targets Globes Comedy Categories