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Dark Comedy Awaits at Every Turn in “Ingrid Goes West”

Aubrey Plaza plays friendless, social media obsessed Ingrid, who is left unmoored after her mother’s death and heads to California, where she quickly sets about stalking her...

Novel Idea for an Affair: “The Only Living Boy in New York”

Thomas (Callum Turner) lives a privileged, literature-saturated New York City existence. His father (Pierce Brosnan) is a publisher; his mother (Cynthia Nixon) is a book lover;...

Sofia Coppola Tackles Sex and the Civil War in “The Beguiled”

When a handsome, wounded Union Soldier — played by Colin Farrell — wanders into a finishing school full of rich and faithful daughters of the Confederacy, there’s bound to...

You Should Watch Cinemax’s “The Knick”

In its first season, Cinemax’s The Knick made a huge cultural splash, and it’s fairly easy to see why. One of the things that is so exciting about Cinemax’s medical drama...

Kristen Stewart and Juliette Binoche Shine in “Clouds of Sils Maria”

Juliette Binoche plays a famous actress. Kristen Stewart stands by as her faithful assistant. And French writer-director Olivier Assayas delivers a sparkling English-language film...