A teenage wrestler in New Jersey’s Circassian community is forced to confront his father’s failings after one reckless decision upends both their lives. Directors Fortnight.
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‘Butterfly Jam’ Cannes Review: A Father, a Son, and the Rituals That Bind and Break Them
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‘The Electric Kiss’ Cannes Review: A Pleasant, Old-Fashioned Romp That Runs Out of Steam
In 1920s Paris, a fairground performer poses as a medium to con a grieving painter, setting off a romantic tangle of love, deceit and loss.
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‘Marty, Life is Short’ Review: Behind the Laughs, Netflix Uncovers a Life of Quiet Heartbreak and Unlikely Resilience
Lawrence Kasdan’s affectionate documentary traces Martin Short’s unlikely career, famous friendships, and the private losses behind his famously sunny disposition.
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‘Bitter Christmas’ Review: Almodóvar Turns the Camera on Himself and Everyone Around Him
A filmmaker drifts between memory and invention, as stories echo and fracture, revealing the uneasy space where personal experience becomes shared fiction. Starring Bárbara Lennie and Leonardo Sbaraglia.
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‘The Bear: Gary’ Review: A Surprise Episode That Could Have Been a Great Indie Film
While waiting on a delayed handoff in a struggling town in Indiana, Mikey Berzatto and Cousing Richie bicker, bond, and unravel, revealing loyalty and resentment within their relationship. Starring Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Jon Bernthal.
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‘M.I.A.’ Review: Ozark Goes Tropical in This Wild Florida Crime Saga
After a cartel attack shatters her family, a brilliant 21-year-old must reinvent herself and strike back in this fast-moving crime thriller driven by instinct more than logic.
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‘Legends’ Review: Steve Coogan Powers a Retro, High-Stakes Netflix Thriller
An unlikely team of rookie operatives is thrown into 1980s Britain’s drug underworld in this sharp, fast-moving crime drama based on a true story.
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‘Unconditional’ Review: A Daughter’s Arrest Turns Into a Dark Mystery
An Israeli mother fights to free her daughter jailed in Russia, only to uncover a web of lies that challenges everything she thought she knew.
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‘CIA’ Review: The Case for Old-School TV Amid Prestige TV Excess
A rule-breaking CIA agent and a by-the-book FBI counterpart are forced to team up, tackling threats in brisk, self-contained episodes that favor action over depth.
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‘My Father’s Shadow’ Review: Childhood, Memory, and Political Upheaval in Nigeria
Two brothers spend a rare day with their distant father in Lagos as Nigeria’s 1993 election unfolds, revealing fragments of a life they barely understand.



