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'Charlie Chaplin vs. America' explores the accusations that sent a star into exile

Earlier this year, "All We Imagine As Light" became the first Indian movie in three decades to compete at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prize. Our film critic Justin Chang says it's a luminous and affecting story about the friendship between two Mumbai-based women.

This Spanish-language musical about a cartel boss who undergoes gender-affirming surgery won two big prizes at Cannes, including a shared best actress award for its four women leads.

In the courtroom drama "Juror #2," the latest movie directed by Clint Eastwood, Nicholas Hoult plays a man called up for jury duty and is confronted with a moral crisis. The movie also features performances by Toni Collette and J.K. Simmons. Our film critic Justin Chang says it's a thoughtful, complex story and one of Eastwood's better recent films, and recommends that you see it in theaters while you can.

Netflix's film is based on a 1955 novel about a man who goes in search of the father he’d never met — only to discover that his father is dead, and the village he inhabited is haunted by ghosts.

Film Critic Justin Chang reviewed the new film Blitz.

"A Real Pain" is a new comic drama written and directed by actor Jesse Eisenberg. It's the story of two cousins played by Eisenberg and "Succession's" Kieran Culkin, who take a tour of Poland to honor the memory of their Holocaust survivor grandmother. Our critic-at-large, John Powers, says the movie, which opens this week, isn't just incredibly entertaining; it's one of the best movies he's seen about coming to terms with the past.

In the new thriller "Conclave," now playing in theaters, Ralph Fiennes plays a cardinal in the Vatican who is tasked with overseeing the election of a new pope. The movie also features Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini, and was directed by Edward Berger of the Oscar-winning "All Quiet On The Western Front." Our film critic, Justin Chang, has this review of "Conclave."

Contemporary painter, sculptor and installation artist Titus Kaphar, is known for taking classical forms of art and deconstructing them to reveal hidden truths that challenge historical narratives. His new film is Exhibiting Forgiveness.

The new comedy "Anora," which won the top prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival, opens in theaters this week. It's the latest comic drama from Sean Baker, the writer and director of "Tangerine," "The Florida Project" and "Red Rocket." And it stars Mikey Madison as a New York stripper who gets more than she bargained for when she marries the son of a Russian oligarch. Our film critic Justin Chang has this review.