Despite a few stumbles into the bloated and boring, the final half of this witchy brew soars on the musical wings of Oscar nominees Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande who are twice as wonderful the second time around.

Brendan Fraser excels as a failed American actor adrift in Japan. Is his film a shameless soap opera or a far flintier look at human frailty? It’s more like both.

“Anora” Oscar winner Sean Baker produced, edited and cowrote Shih-Ching Tsou’s captivating tale of three generations of women building a life in Taipei.

Lucy Liu brings her movie star glamour way down to reach a career high as a mother fighting to save her son from his violent instincts.