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Solo: A Star Wars Story lifts off as a space Western while playing it safe

Everyone’s favourite space scoundrel always possessed numerous elements that made him a prime candidate for his own film.

The Gospel According to André delves into life of fashion barrier-breaker

Fashion can be an unforgiving mistress.

Leaning Into The Wind carries Andy Goldsworthy's inspiration

What immediately grabs you about his work is its simplicity.

As the Jackass of superheroes, Deadpool 2 (costarring Vancouver) barrels through its flaws with manic energy

A more fitting nickname for the big-screen version of Deadpool would be the Merc with the Mania.

Designer offers new ways to see in Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf

Oudolf pioneered a feel for weaving “dream plants” into dusky tapestries straight out of Monet.

Everyone's rebelling against something in Disobedience

A fine cast is humbled by a too-terse script, plodding direction, and dull cinematography.

RBG captures Ruth Bader Ginsburg's career of pushing against entrenched barriers

The theme of two Americas—one aspirationally democratic, the other crudely authoritarian—runs through the film.

Venus is culture-crossing comedy with a transgender twist

Eisha Marjara’s light, warm Venus is culture-crossing family comedy.

Lu Over the Wall a sight for unjaded eyes

Unlike most PG–rated export anime, this one really is, you know, for kids.

Kusama: Infinity remains an enigma to the end

This portrait of Japan’s Yayoi Kusama is exhaustive, in some ways as meticulously detailed as her artworks’ dizzying galaxies of polka dots.

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