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Chain-smoking and foul-mouthed, Socorro (Luisa Huertas) — a veteran, can’t-suffer-any-fools lawyer — clings to the memory…

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Human decency in the midst of inhumane atrocity is the powerful emotional drive of China’s international…

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With an endearing black comedy set in the provinces, which adopts the visual style of a…

‘I’m Not Everything I Want to Be’ Review: Czech Republic’s Oscar Entry

While occasionally languorous, the 2026 Czech Oscar entry “I’m Not Everything I Want to Be” is…