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As we approach Halloween, this month’s selections center if not all on pure horror, then on the ethos of dread telling you things are not right.
Category: Movies
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He Was a Top Voice on Palestinian Liberation. Filmgoers Are Listening.
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A new documentary on Edward Said, the Palestinian American literary critic and activist who taught for decades at Columbia, brought New Yorkers together in a fraught political moment.
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Five International Movies to Stream Now
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This month’s picks include a French seaside comedy, a true-crime docudrama from Mexico, a mordant satire from Iran and more.
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In 1971, This Film Was a Scandal. In 2026, It’s a Respected Period Piece.
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“Ken Russell’s The Devils” was deemed shocking for scenes with orgiastic nuns and a debauched priest. But its serious aims are clear in a new restoration.
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‘Street Fighter’ Review: Choose Your Fighter
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It’s hard to introduce a dozen or so cartoon fighters in a story, but this fun adaptation of the ’80s arcade game has a sturdy enough script to bear the load.
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‘You Can See Everything’ Review: The Slippery Mind of Elizabeth Holmes
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The disgraced tech entrepreneur and the comic Nathan Fielder chat and joust in a dizzying movie about truth, reality and the contours of knowledge.
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‘Whalefall’ Review: In the Belly of the Beast
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Austin Abrams plays a grieving son in search of his father who ends up trapped inside a very large mammal in a family drama that’s too literal for its own good.
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‘Tenzing’ Review: Peak Ambition
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An overlooked Mount Everest pioneer gets an overdue tribute in this pleasingly dignified mountaineering drama.
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‘Sense and Sensibility’ Review: Can’t Buy Me Love
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A lush new adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel leans into youth and money troubles.