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‘Tiny Lights’ Review: Empathetic Czech Drama Sees the World Through a Child’s Eyes

A six-year-old girl spends a day dealing with various concerns while unaware of familial turmoil in Beata Parkanova's Karlovy Vary-premiering feature.

‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ Review: Eddie Murphy Is Back on the Streets in Routine Netflix Sequel Low on New Ideas

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Taylour Paige also star in the return of the wise-ass Detroit detective, 40 years after the original and 30 years after the last franchise installment.

Tuesday, Jul 2

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‘Loveable’ Review: An Incisive and Nuanced Norwegian Marital Drama

A woman discovers herself when her relationship with her husband unravels in Lilja Ingolfsdottir's debut feature, premiering at Karlovy Vary.

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‘Real’ Review: Grueling Documentary Captures Footage From Russia-Ukraine Battle

Premiering at Karlovy Vary, Oleh Sentsov's film is composed of 90 minutes accidentally shot by the director's helmet camera during a Russo-Ukrainian War battle.

‘Night Has Come’ Review: A Visceral Documentary About Elite Peruvian Military Recruits

Paolo Tizan's Karlovy Vary-bowing film chronicles the efforts of young men training to serve in an area where drug trafficking takes place.

Friday, Jun 28

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‘Despicable Me 4’ Review: Gru’s Family Grows in Illumination Animation That Serves Up Familiar Antics

Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig are joined by Joey King, Stephen Colbert and Chloe Fineman in the latest franchise installment, co-written by Mike White.

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‘A Family Affair’ Review: Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron in a Netflix Rom-Com That Charms Despite Missteps

The Richard LaGravenese-directed film centers on a widowed middle-aged writer having an affair with a younger movie star — who happens to be her daughter's boss.

Thursday, Jun 27

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‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Review: Lupita Nyong’o Navigates a Waking Nightmare for a Pizza in Nail-Biting Horror Prequel

Writer-director Michael Sarnoski follows his head-turning debut, ‘Pig,’ with this third chapter of the hit sci-fi franchise, also starring Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff and Djimon Hounsou.

Wednesday, Jun 26

‘MaXXXine’ Review: Mia Goth and Ti West’s Slasher Trilogy Wraps With a Torrid Love Letter to ‘80s Genre Filmmaking

Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Giancarlo Esposito and Kevin Bacon also star in this Tinseltown-set follow-up to ‘X’ and ‘Pearl.’

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‘I’m Your Venus’ Review: A Poignant Doc Revisits ‘Paris Is Burning’ and Gives a Trans Icon Her Flowers

In her latest film, Kimberly Reed ('Dark Money') follows the biological and ballroom families of Venus Xtravaganza as they try to solve the mystery of her murder and honor her legacy.

Monday, Jun 24

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Critic’s Notebook: A New Wave of Films Experiments With How We See Climate Change

From Ryusuke Hamaguchi's 'Evil Does Not Exist' to Ramata-Toulaye Sy's 'Banel & Adama,' indie films are representing climate change as an ongoing negotiation between humans and the environment instead of a single catastrophic event.

Saturday, Jun 22

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‘It Was All a Dream’ Review: Compelling dream hampton Memoir Mines the Past to Make a Case for Documenting the Present

In her latest feature, the veteran music journalist and filmmaker delves into her personal archives to tell the story of hip hop as a nascent genre, surveying its biggest artists and fervent custodians.

Friday, Jun 21

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‘The Big Bend’ Review: An Alluring and Intimate Drama Steeped in Edge-of-the-World Peril

Writer-director Brett Wagner’s feature zeroes in on two young families whose getaway to a remote corner of Texas veers into rough terrain.

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‘Trigger Warning’ Review: Jessica Alba Has the Moves but Netflix Action Thriller Is Strictly Routine

A former Special Forces commando runs into trouble when she returns to her hometown in Mouly Surya's female-driven star vehicle.

Thursday, Jun 20

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‘Young Hearts’ Review: Belgian Teen Coming-Out Romance Is a Disarmingly Sweet Account of First Love

Writer-director Anthony Schatteman’s assured debut boasts a standout lead performance from Lou Goossens as a 14-year-old boy struggling with self-discovery.

‘The Exorcism’ Review: Mixed-Bag Russell Crowe Vehicle Observes the Horror Classic From a Personal Perspective

Sam Worthington, David Hyde Pierce, Adam Goldberg and Ryan Simpkins co-star in the tale of demonic possession, directed by Joshua John Miller, whose late father Jason Miller played Damien Karras in 'The Exorcist.'

Wednesday, Jun 19

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‘The Imaginary’ Review: Studio Ponoc’s Animated Adventure for Netflix Is an Ode to Childhood Fancy

Yoshiyuki Momose directs the second full-length feature from the Japanese company spun out of Studio Ghibli, about a young girl's make-believe friend who endeavors to save her and their relationship.

Tuesday, Jun 18

‘I Am: Celine Dion’ Review: Power Ballad Queen Chronicles Her New Reality in Amazon’s Moving Portrait

Irene Taylor's documentary details the Canadian star's struggles with Stiff Person Syndrome and appraises the impactful legacy of the singer's career spanning four decades-plus.

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Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 10 Best Films of 2024 So Far

THR’s reviewers choose faves from the first half of the year, including a sizzling story of sex and sports, a delightful Pixar sequel and two riveting European refugee dramas.

Saturday, Jun 15

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‘Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution’ Review: Trailblazing Queer Comics Get Their Due in Entertaining Netflix Doc

Lily Tomlin, Margaret Cho, Eddie Izzard and Sandra Bernhard are among those sharing their experiences in Page Hurwitz’s archive-rich study.

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‘Ultraman: Rising’ Review: A Famous Japanese Franchise Gets a Heartwarming American Reboot

The Netflix animated feature, directed by Shannon Tindle and co-directed by John Aoshima, offers a new take on a classic Japanese series created in the 1960s.

Friday, Jun 14

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‘Bad Shabbos’ Review: Kyra Sedgwick and Method Man Star in a Likable if Formulaic New York Jewish Comedy

Daniel Robbins’ ensemble piece, about a shabbat dinner that flies seriously off the rails, premiered at Tribeca.

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‘Touch’ Review: Baltasar Kormákur Shifts Gears With a Delicate Study of Passion Suspended by Time and Distance

The Icelandic director’s latest is a novelistic saga of an elderly widower who sets out to solve the mystery of his first love’s sudden disappearance 50 years earlier.

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‘Spermageddon’ Review: Outrageously Raunchy Animated Feature Seems Destined for Cult Status

Norwegian director Tommy Wirkola ('Dead Snow') teams up with animator Ramsus A. Silversten for a sexually explicit cartoon comedy about two sperm cells vying to reach an egg.

Thursday, Jun 13

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‘Hacking Hate’ Review: An Alarming Documentary on the Power of Far-Right Social Media Influencers

Swedish director Simon Klose's latest feature follows investigative journalist My Wingren as she tracks an elusive online agitator stirring up hate across the globe.

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‘Jazzy’ Review: Lily Gladstone in a Sweet Tale of Two Friends Navigating Heartbreaking Change

The Oscar nominee also executive produces this Tribeca-premiering feature from 'The Unknown Country' filmmaker Morrisa Maltz.

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‘Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story’ Review: Liza Minnelli Doc Is a Full-Hearted Celebration That Will Hit Fans’ Sweet Spot

The showbiz survivor looks back on her life and career, her emergence from her mother’s shadow and the mentors who helped shape her megawatt persona.

Wednesday, Jun 12

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‘Inside Out 2’ Review: Pixar’s Psych Studies Pay Off Big Time in Delightful Sequel Set in Turbulent Early Adolescence

Amy Poehler is back as the voice of Joy, with a new whirl of emotions represented by Maya Hawke, Ayo Edebiri, Adèle Exarchopoulos and Paul Walter Hauser.

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‘1-800-ON-HER-OWN’ Review: Dull Ani DiFranco Doc Sheds Little Light on a Music Legend

Premiering at Tribeca, Dana Flor's ode to the folk-rock singer focuses more on her current career predicaments than her popular appeal.

Tuesday, Jun 11

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‘Witches’ Review: Self-Serious Doc Links Women’s Mental Health With the Ethereal

Director Elizabeth Sankey posits a dubious connection between historical witchery and post-partum psychological suffering in this documentary bowing at Tribeca.