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    Critic’s Notebook

    And Now Let’s Review …

    A.O. Scott conducts his own exit interview as he moves to a new post after more than two decades of reviewing films.

     By A.O. Scott

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      Michael Thomas as a lounge singer living on past glories in “Rimini.”
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      Critic’s Pick

      ‘Rimini’ Review: Just an Austrian Gigolo

      The director Ulrich Seidl’s unsettling drama tracks the exploitative behaviors of an aging lounge singer, his fans and family members.

       By Beatrice Loayza

  1. The Projectionist

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    Michelle Yeoh with her historic trophy. She has roles lined up but no starring ones.
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    After Her Oscar Win, Will Michelle Yeoh Get to Lead Again?

    The historic victory should mean opportunities to star again, but too often after such milestones, Hollywood doesn’t find central roles for women of color.

     By Kyle Buchanan

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    Will Power, left, and Toby Smith in “Drylongso.”
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    ‘Drylongso’ Review: Extraordinary

    Cauleen Smith’s 1998 movie, set in Oakland in the mid-90s, remains a vivid and prescient feature debut.

     By Lisa Kennedy

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    Edoardo Leo, right, with Barbara Ronchi in “Still Time.”
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    Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now

    In this month’s picks, a man lives life in fast-forward, teenagers die in a time loop and someone named Searcher finds a strange world.

     By Elisabeth Vincentelli

  1. Adam Sandler Is Awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

    The comedy star was celebrated at the Kennedy Center in Washington for his prolific three-decade career as an actor, writer, producer and stand-up comic.

    By Aishvarya Kavi

     

  2. ‘Rye Lane’ Aims to Show You a Real London Love Story

    A rare British romantic comedy with Black leads, Raine Allen-Miller’s debut feature celebrates London neighborhoods that are changing fast.

    By Precious Adesina

     

  3. Meet Radio Man: Autograph King, Friend of George Clooney, ‘Bum’

    In the billion-dollar industry of professional “graphing” — collecting celebrity signatures for resale — nobody does it like Radio Man.

    By Drew Schwartz

     

  4. ‘Inside’ Review: Tortured Artist, Meet Tortured Man

    Willem Dafoe stars as an art thief who gets trapped in a penthouse in this drama.

    By Amy Nicholson

     

  5. Broadway’s ‘Room,’ Starring Adrienne Warren, Postpones Run Indefinitely

    The show, scheduled to open in April at the James Earl Jones Theater, was adapted from Emma Donoghue’s best-selling 2010 novel.

    By Michael Paulson

     

  6. Final Sondheim Musical Will Be Staged in New York This Fall

    His long-gestating final show, now titled “Here We Are,” is coming to the Shed; it is inspired by two Luis Buñuel films.

    By Michael Paulson

     

  7. ‘Money Shot: The Pornhub Story’ Review: A Clear Eye on an Industry

    This documentary looks at the offenses of the pornography industry through interviews with performers and activists.

    By Natalia Winkelman

     

  8. ‘Boston Strangler’ Review: Chasing a Killer (and a Byline)

    Keira Knightley plays a dogged journalist in this colorless true-crime drama streaming on Hulu.

    By Jeannette Catsoulis

     

  9. Review: ‘Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game’

    The mesmerizing silver ball, banned for decades in New York for its perils, pings from bumper to bumper in a film that tilts toward the underwhelming.

    By Glenn Kenny

     

  10. ‘The Magician’s Elephant’ Review: The Promise of a Pachyderm

    Adapted from Kate DiCamillo’s beloved children’s book, this animated adventure sands down the somberness of its source material while turning up the silliness.

    By Devika Girish