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A Film That Makes the Stationary Lives of Oysters Into a Wondrous Tale

“Holding Back the Tide” weaves facts and dreamy moments into an unconventional take on the nature documentary that very much affects humans.

‘The Goldman Case’ Review: Sticking to the Facts

An electrifying courtroom drama based on a real 1976 case calls the very nature of equality and justice into question.

‘My First Film’ Review: Arriving Where You Started

Zia Anger’s movie about her first movie is full of nested layers, but mostly it’s a meditation on how, and why, we create.

‘Merchant Ivory’ Remembers the Duo Who Resuscitated Costume Dramas

In this conventional documentary, the filmmaking pair get their due as forward-thinkers within lush, period settings.

‘The Falling Star’ Review: A Dark Story in Meticulous Wrapping

A series of mishaps befall an activist-turned-bartender in a visually rich but shallow Belgian film.

In ‘I Like It Here,’ Documentary Maker Ages Wistfully in the Hudson Valley

Looking back at the lives he and his friends led, the documentarian Ralph Arlyck delivers a memoir, an essay on mortality and a portrait of...

I ❤️ a Hate-Watch. Don’t You?

TV shows that are expensively made yet irritating to sit through — for some reason, I can’t get enough of them. Why do so many...

Netflix Documentary ‘Daughters’ Shows Reality of Girls Separated From Imprisoned Fathers

The Netflix documentary doesn’t gloss over hard truths as it follows participants in the Date With Dad program.

‘Jackpot!’ Review: Dystopia, Hollywood Style

Awkwafina and John Cena star in a fitfully funny near-future comedy with strangely mixed metaphors.

Sugarcane’ Is a Stunning, Sobering Look at the Mistreatment of Indigenous Communities

“Sugarcane” follows survivors and investigators after the horrifying treatment of Indigenous Canadians was discovered at residential schools.