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'Ballerina' delivers killer action, but 'Wick is Pain' hits harder

Beth Accomando

Action junkies can get their adrenaline fix this week with "Ballerina" in theaters or the behind-the-scenes documentary "Wick is Pain," now streaming.
Darlings on the split screen: 'Pavements' explodes the music movie

Sasha Geffen

Movies about musicians love to hit the same melodramatic beats about fame and genius. Important but not quite famous, the '90s indie band Pavement is the exception that unbalances the formula.
Mark Hamill used to downplay his 'Star Wars' past. Now he's embracing it

Sam Briger

Hamill played Luke Skywalker, one of the most iconic heroes in movie history. His latest film, The Life of Chuck, is an adaptation of a Stephen King novella.
'Jane Austen Wrecked My Life' doesn't live up to its namesake

John Powers

Laura Piani's amiable new romance is weighed down by all its allusions and borrowings — and ultimately fails to deliver on Austen's wit.
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Harvey Weinstein's new trial is almost over. It could be a litmus test for #MeToo

Ilya Marritz

Weinstein's sex crimes conviction in New York was overturned last year. In a new trial, three accusers have testified that Weinstein assaulted them. Closing arguments are underway.
'Mountainhead' skewers the tech elite — and it's very satisfying

Linda Holmes

Four super-rich tech leaders gather for a poker weekend in a mountain mansion while AI technology leads to global chaos in the new HBO film from Succession creator Jesse Armstrong.
Wes Anderson peers into the hollowness of extreme wealth in 'The Phoenician Scheme'

Justin Chang

Benicio Del Toro plays a globe-trotting tycoon trying to convince his estranged daughter (Mia Threapleton) to be his heir. The film is darker, angrier and more violent than Anderson's usual fare.
'Succession' creator's new moguls are tech gods gazing down from 'Mountainhead'

Phil Harrell

A Martínez

Following his HBO series Succession, Jesse Armstrong's latest project, Mountainhead, is a film about four tech billionaires whose mountain retreat is disrupted by a global catastrophe.
11 movies to watch this summer: Sequels, a new 'Superman,' and edgy originals, too

Bob Mondello

The coming months will bring a 28 Days Later sequel and a new John Wick movie starring Ana de Armas. Midsommar's Ari Aster has a new Western thriller, and Pixar goes intergalactic.
Iranian director Jafar Panahi's 'It Was Just An Accident' wins Palme d'Or at Cannes

Chloe Veltman

The dissident filmmaker's thriller is a stinging critique of oppression in his home country.