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    Nicholas Hoult, left, as the put-upon servant to Nicolas Cage’s imperious Dracula in “Renfield.”
    CreditMichele K. Short/Universal Pictures
    Critic’s Pick

    ‘Renfield’ Review: Dracula, Worst Boss Ever

    Nicholas Hoult stars as the long-suffering servant to Nicolas Cage’s Count Dracula in this highly absurd, entertaining comedy.

     By Manohla Dargis

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    Doctors were active collaborators in “De Humani Corporis Fabrica,” introducing the filmmakers to other physicians and patients.
    CreditGrasshopper Film/Gratitude Films

    Wherever These Surgeries Went, the Camera Did, Too

    In a radical experiment, the filmmakers Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor sought a scalpel-level view of operations in French hospitals.

     By Ben Kenigsberg

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    Kristine McDivitt Tompkins in “Wild Life.”
    CreditJimmy Chin/National Geographic

    ‘Wild Life’ Review: Their Land Is Our Land

    This documentary looks at the efforts of Kristine McDivitt Tompkins and Douglas Tompkins to preserve stretches of land in Argentina and Chile.

     By Amy Nicholson

  1. A Director and a Rock Band Are Redrawing the Contours of Anime

    For hits like “Your Name” and now “Suzume,” Makoto Shinkai has worked with Radwimps on the narrative as well as the score. The results have won awards.

    By Carlos Aguilar

     

  2. After She Traded One Patagonia for Another, Tragedy Couldn’t Keep Her Away

    The documentary “Wild Life” tells the story of Kristine Tompkins, a former chief executive who retired at 43 and moved to South America for love and conservation.

    By Nadav Gavrielov

     

  3. ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ Review: A Head-Spinning Genre Mash-Up

    The buddy-priest action-comedy-horror hybrid we didn’t know we wanted has finally landed.

    By Elisabeth Vincentelli

     

  4. Livestreaming ‘Made All the Difference’ for Some Disabled Art Lovers

    When shuttered venues embraced streaming during the pandemic, the arts became more accessible. With live performance back, and streams dwindling, many feel forgotten.

    By Neelam Bohra and Wendy Lu

     

  5. ‘The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die’ Review: Flesh Wounds

    Soldiers face off over the fate of England in this overbearingly glib costume drama.

    By Robert Daniels

     

  6. ‘Personality Crisis: One Night Only’ Review: New York Droll

    David Johansen, once the lead singer for the New York Dolls, proves a first-rate raconteur in this documentary co-directed by Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi.

    By Lisa Kennedy

     

  7. ‘Hilma’ Review: An Artist With Spirit

    The film gets off to a rough start, but the director wins the audience back with his sincere connection to the artist Hilma af Klint.

    By Amy Nicholson

     

  8. ‘Passion’ Review: Friends Fall Apart

    Belatedly making its U.S. debut, a 2008 film from Ryusuke Hamaguchi (“Drive My Car”) offers new insights into his abiding themes and sensibilities.

    By Austin Considine

     

  9. ‘Honorable Men’ Review: The Trials of a Prime Minister

    It would take an eight- or 10-hour mini-series to deal with all the issues this documentary raises about the legal travails of Ehud Olmert, the former prime minister of Israel.

    By Ben Kenigsberg

     

  10. ‘Human Flowers of Flesh’ Review: The Life Aquatic

    This contribution to slow cinema observes the quiet routines of a captain and her crew as they sail a small boat across the Mediterranean.

    By Natalia Winkelman