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‘Charlie Harper’ Opens in Theaters as Leads Defend Its Ambiguous Ending

The film’s release tests whether strong craft and performances can make up for critics’ complaints about a thin script.

NEON Sets U.S. Release Date for Fjord

The Weight Opens to Strong Reviews for Hawke and Period Craft

Possible Love Draws Rave TIFF Reviews and Keeps Planned Netflix Rollout

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

Brizé’s 'A Good Little Soldier' Debuts at Venice With a Standout Lead

Venice Premiere: 'The Echo Chamber' Wins Praise for Marinelli but Draws Criticism for Final-Act Shift

Tsukamoto’s 'Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?' Divides Critics After Venice Premiere

Cédric Kahn’s A Place to Heal Premieres in Competition at Venice

Filipiñana Frames a Manila Golf Course as a Site of Inequality

Dreams in Nightmares Opens to Strong Reviews for Shatara Michelle Ford

Ketticè Debuts at Locarno, Winning Early Praise for Tortorici and Bellucci

They Fight Fails to Match Its Documentary in New Streamed Drama

Night Nurse Wins Praise for Its Leads and Style but Divides Critics

John Early’s Maddie’s Secret Wins Early Praise and Strong IFC Center Opening

Leviticus Uses Queer Horror to Confront Religious Homophobia

Mark Jenkin’s Rose of Nevada Uses a Returning Trawler to Probe Grief and Madness

O Horizon Is a Quiet Film About AI Companions That Draws Scrutiny for the Director’s Sackler Ties

Critics Praise Hafsia Herzi’s The Little Sister for Its Restrained, Realist Take on a Queer Coming‑of‑Age

Grisebach’s The Dreamed Adventure Debuts at Cannes to Five‑Minute Ovation