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‘Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus’: A Parting Gift From a Master Musician

The final concert of the Japanese virtuoso is captured in an aching meditation on mortality and legacy.

An Oscar-Winning Concert Documentary That Speaks Volumes About America

“Woodstock” involved filmmakers who figure in this year’s awards ceremony.

‘Damsel’ Review: Yet Another Strong Female Lead

Millie Bobby Brown is a daring princess in a fairy tale that unspools its surprises far too soon.

Christopher Walken’s Hidden ‘Dune’ Connection

The actor who plays the malevolent emperor in the new film actually brought an element of the saga to life once before. Remember “Weapon of...

‘A Revolution on Canvas’ Review: The Personal, the Political and the Painting

A documentary about lost artwork intimately involves one of its directors.

In ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘The Zone of Interest,’ We Hear What We Are

Does morality have a sound? Both films use sonics and silence in contrast with images. The complex results raise questions about what makes us human.

‘Jodorowsky’s Dune’ Documentary Chronicles the Movie Adaptation That Never Happened

‘Jodorowsky’s Dune’ chronicles a director’s determination to film his vision of the saga, one that would have included Mick Jagger and Gloria Swanson.

‘Spaceman’ Review: What Happened Here?

Adam Sandler and Carey Mulligan star in a baffling Netflix misfire about a man in, well, space.

Documentaries That Examine Russia’s War in Ukraine

After the death of Russian dissident Aleksei A. Navalny, these four movies examine the war in unexpected ways.

‘About Dry Grasses’ Review: The Weariness of Hope

The latest intimate epic from the master filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan asks whether the world can change, and we can change with it.