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    Striking writers walked the picket line outside Disney Studios in Burbank, Calif., in 2007.
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    Why There Is Talk of a Writers’ Strike in Hollywood

    TV and movie writers want more money, but Hollywood companies say the demands ignore economic realities. The deadline to sort out those differences is approaching.

     By John Koblin and Brooks Barnes

  5. Critic’s Notebook

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    And Now Let’s Review …

    A.O. Scott conducts his own exit interview as he moves to a new post after more than two decades of reviewing films.

     By A.O. Scott

  1. Five Action Movies to Stream Now

    From slapstick heist films to a deaf action hero, this month’s picks rely on unsuspecting characters.

    By Robert Daniels

     

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    ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ | Anatomy of a Scene

    The director Chad Stahelski narrates a sequence from “John Wick: Chapter 4” featuring Keanu Reeves and Donnie Yen.

    By Mekado Murphy

     

  3. Critic’s pick

    ‘Tori and Lokita’ Review: Precarious Lives in Exile

    In the new movie from the Dardenne brothers, two underage African migrants struggle to make a home in an unkind land.

    By Manohla Dargis

     

  4. Critic’s Pick

    ‘The Worst Ones’ Review: The Gazes of Children

    In their feature, the directors Lisa Akoka and Romane Gueret build a provocative critique of filmmaking practices.

    By Lisa Kennedy

     

  5. Critic’s Pick

    ‘Petite Solange’ Review: Coming of Age as Your Parents Divorce

    Axelle Ropert’s carefully calibrated film from France follows a girl experiencing the pain of having to accept her parents as people with faults.

    By Natalia Winkelman

     

  6. ‘Ithaka’ Review: In Julian Assange They Trust

    A frustrating new advocacy documentary about the WikiLeaks founder, with appearances by his father and wife, loses its footing on weak assertions and reporting.

    By Amy Nicholson

     

  7. Critic’s Pick

    ‘Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV’ Review: Art Onscreen

    A new documentary follows the ceaseless innovations of a man who made art out of television sets and found inspiration in disruption.

    By Nicolas Rapold

     

  8. Critic’s Pick

    ‘Walk Up’ Review: Good Friends Make Bad Neighbors

    Hong Sang-soo’s latest film traces the relationships in a small Seoul apartment building as they evolve and grow heavier with complications.

    By Austin Considine

     

  9. Critic’s Pick

    ‘The Lost King’ Review: A Royal Obsession

    Sally Hawkins lights a fire under this droll dramedy about the search for the final resting place of Richard III.

    By Jeannette Catsoulis

     

  10. Critic’s Pick

    ‘The Five Devils’ Review: The Scent of the Past

    Part queer love story, part supernatural psychodrama, the uncanny second feature by Léa Mysius follows a young girl with a magical sense of smell.

    By Beatrice Loayza