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  1. Celine Dion Can Only Be Herself

    The singer’s over-the-top sincerity and expressiveness were once seen as irredeemably uncool. In the new documentary “I Am: Celine Dion,” they have become her superpowers.

     By Lindsay Zoladz

    Since her emergence as a Québécois child star, something about Celine Dion’s essential nature has remained constant, impervious to both changing trends and scathing critique.
    CreditAndrew Kelly/Reuters
    Critic’s Notebook

  2. ‘Last Summer’ Review: A Shocking Affair to Remember

    Few directors get as deeply under the skin as Catherine Breillat, a longtime provocateur who tests the limits of what the world thinks women should do and say and be.

     By Manohla Dargis

    Samuel Kircher, left, and Léa Drucker in “Last Summer.”
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    Critic’s Pick

  3. ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ at 20: Revisiting the Fear and Anger

    Michael Moore’s hit documentary isn’t a prosecutor’s brief but a political and emotional appeal, rooted in the ways in which the country’s burdens are unequally borne.

     By Nicolas Rapold

    Michael Moore, right, with Abdul Henderson in “Fahrenheit 9/11.”
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    Critic’s Notebook

  4. Three Great Documentaries to Stream

    This month’s picks look at a summer in Paris, a summer at the Olympics and the heat of the erotic thriller.

     By Ben Kenigsberg

    Angelo, left, a factory worker, converses with Landry, a student from the Ivory Coast, in a scene from “Chronicle of a Summer.”
    CreditCriterion Collection

  5. ‘Daddio’ Review: Two for the Road

    Sean Penn and Dakota Johnson outclass a humdrum script as two people who talk — and talk — in a New York City taxicab.

     By Jeannette Catsoulis

    Dakota Johnson in “Daddio.”
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  5. 5 favorite places

    John Waters’s Baltimore

    The writer and director, famous for making theatergoers squirm in their seats, says he feels most at home wherever the outsiders gather in his native city.

    By Megan McCrea

     
  6. The Interview

    Eddie Murphy Is Ready to Look Back

    David Marchese talks to the comedy legend about navigating the minefield of fame, “Family Feud” and changing Hollywood forever.

    By David Marchese

     

  7. The Broad Appeal of the Elsa Dress

    Wearing a costume from “Frozen” in daily life has become a pastime for many children who identify with the character, regardless of gender.

    By Abigail Covington

     
  8. My Ten

    Taylour Paige Is Ready to Read More Jung

    The actress stars in the new “Beverly Hills Cop” movie, but off-camera, she’s reading several books at once and streaming both YouTube and the Criterion Collection.

    By Leigh-Ann Jackson

     
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