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Almodóvar and Malick Will Compete at Cannes. Tarantino? He’s a Maybe.
The Cannes Film Festival announced the first movies that will compete for the Palme d’Or in May.
By Farah Nayeri
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Beyoncé the Creator: ‘Homecoming’ Review
Built around her 2018 Coachella performance, the Netflix documentary is, above all, about Beyoncé, who wrote, directed and executive produced.
By Aisha Harris
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  How ‘Avengers’ Was Assembled, Before Marvel Was Mighty
  Robert Downey Jr. and the Marvel Studios president, Kevin Feige, look back on a time when “Iron Man,” let alone an “Avengers” movie, was hardly a sure thing.
  By Dave Itzkoff
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  ‘Under the Silver Lake’ Review: Andrew Garfield Gets Lost in a Haze of Pop-Culture Allusions
  A little Hitchcock, a touch of noir, some ’90s indie rock, a few naked women, and yet not much to see.
  By A.O. Scott

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Claire Denis Talks to Barry Jenkins About Director Anxiety and Expectations
The French filmmaker’s approach to time and structure has long fascinated our interviewer, the American auteur of “Moonlight.”
By Barry Jenkins
Critic’s Pick
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‘Breakthrough’ Review: A Remarkable Story of Survival, Told Through a Religious Lens
After a 14-year-old boy falls into freezing water and his pulse stops, prayers and medical workers both seem to play a role in his recovery.
By Bilge Ebiri
Critic’s Pick
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‘Hail Satan?’ Review: Pitchforks, Black Clothes and Good Deeds
Members of the Satanic Temple are not your average devil worshipers.
By Ben Kenigsberg
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The Big Twist in ‘Shazam!’ Hides Another Fun Easter Egg
Two of the actors who cameo in the superhero movie’s secret scene explain themselves.
By Kyle Buchanan
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Elisabeth Moss Has a Reputation for Darkness. ‘Her Smell’ Is No Exception.
The actress has been beaten down in “Us,” “The Handmaid’s Tale” and much more, but her new film, set in the world of ’90s rock, may be even bleaker.
By Joe Coscarelli