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7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week

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All Furiosa, no Max.

The character keeps her hair in the prequel.Credit…Warner Bros.

‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’

The latest installment in George Miller’s apocalypse thriller series premiered at Cannes this week. It tells the origin story of the Imperator Furiosa, the breakout character from the 2015 “Fury Road,” played then by Charlize Theron and now by Anya Taylor-Joy.

From our review:

In theaters next week. Read the full review.

You know that it’s no good.

Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse in “Back to Black.”Credit…Dean Rogers/Focus Features

‘Back to Black’

This biopic follows the pop star Amy Winehouse’s rise to fame and her tumultuous personal life, including her complicated relationships with her father and her boyfriend.

From our review:

In theaters. Read the full review.

Unimaginative friends.

Cal (Ryan Reynolds) and Bea (Cailey Fleming) encounter a slew of famous imaginary friends in “IF.”Credit…Jonny Cournoyer/Paramount Pictures

‘IF’

Young Bea (Cailey Fleming) discovers a group of forgotten imaginary friends and teams up with her neighbor Cal (Ryan Reynolds) to reunite them with their BFFs.

From our review:

In theaters. Read the full review.

A pregnancy comedy that doesn’t quite deliver.

Michelle Buteau and Ilana Glazer in “Babes,” directed by Pamela Adlon.Credit…Gwen Capistran/Neon

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