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Radu Jude’s ‘Kontinental ’25’ Is a Wry, Restrained Study of Guilt

Critics say Jude shifts to a tighter, droll style to probe guilt within a society of casual cruelty.

Library of Congress Puts Newly Found 1897 Méliès Short Online as Possible First Robot on Film

Angela Schanelec’s ‘My Wife Cries’ Premieres in Berlinale Competition, Seeking U.S. Distribution

‘The President’s Cake’ Earns Strong Reviews for a Neorealist Portrait of Saddam-Era Iraq

Simón Mesa Soto’s ‘A Poet’ Opens in U.S. Theaters After Cannes Prize

Mets Director John DeMarsico Leaves SNY After 17 Seasons as Network Changes Creative Direction

Béla Tarr, Influential Hungarian Filmmaker, Dies at 70

Mubi Sets Limited Release for Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ as U.S. Reviews Arrive

Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague’ Starts Oscar-Qualifying Run Ahead of Netflix Release

‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Struggles at the Box Office With Roughly $20 Million Worldwide

Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident Opens in U.S. Theaters as Neon, Medan Launch Rollout

Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ Opens Busan as Director Flags AI Fears and Theatrical Crisis

Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Trades Tension for a Lush New York City Ramble

‘Hot Milk’ Debuts in US to Visual Acclaim and Narrative Criticism