After taking in a young Sudanese man she rescues from a violent attack, a widowed Lebanese woman finds herself confronting the racism, paranoia, and social violence of a society hostile to outsiders.
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‘Only Rebels Win’ Berlinale Review: Love and Prejudice in Lebanon
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‘Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette’ Review: Beautiful and Doomed
A young Kennedy heir and a fiercely independent fashion publicist fall in love under the relentless glare of media scrutiny, in a romance that would captivate—and ultimately shock—the world.
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‘Portobello’ Review: Anatomy of an Italian Scandal (HBO Max)
The life of a popular Italian TV host is turned upside down overnight when former mafia members accuse him of being part of the organization. Streaming on HBO Max from February 20.
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‘In the Mud’ Review: Chaos, Loyalty, and Violence Behind Bars (Netflix)
A women’s prison ruled by shifting power, secret deals, and violence pushes its inmates deeper into chaos, desire, and survival. Streaming on Netflix from February 13.
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‘Motorvalley’ Review: Family Drama and High-Speed Racing, Italian Style (Netflix)
After a scandal destroys her family’s racing team, a disgraced engineer joins forces with a reckless young driver and a haunted former champion to build a new outfit from scratch and take on Italy’s ruthless GT racing circuit.
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‘Barbara Forever’ Sundance/Berlinale Review: Barbara Hammer and the Politics of the Body
This documentary traces the life and work of Barbara Hammer, a pioneering lesbian filmmaker whose experimental cinema transformed personal experience, feminist politics, and the materiality of film into a radical body of work.
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‘Eternity’ Review: One Week to Choose Forever (Apple TV)
In the afterlife, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) has one week to choose eternity with either her lifelong partner (Miles Teller) or her first love (Callum Turner), who died young and has been waiting for her ever since. Streaming on Apple TV from February 13.
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‘Kokuho’ Review: Tradition, Rivalry, and Tragedy on the Kabuki Stage
In this Japanese melodrama, a young kabuki apprentice is taken in by a star of the art form after his parents are murdered, only to be set on a collision course with the master’s own son.
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‘Salvador’ Review: A Brutal Journey Into the Heart of the Beast (Netflix)
A paramedic finds his daughter wounded in the middle of a clash between soccer hooligans. But she is not a simple victim; rather, she is an active member of a radical group that promotes racist ideals.
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‘Queen of Chess’ Review: How Judit Polgár Rewrote the Rules of the Game (Netflix)
After a 15-year battle against world champion Garry Kasparov and her domineering father, Judit Polgár revolutionizes the sport’s patriarchal culture to become the greatest woman chess player of all time.



