

Alissa Wilkinson
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‘Chaos: The Manson Murders’ Review: All You Ever Knew is Suspect
Errol Morris returns to his main obsessions — evil and delusion — in a new Netflix documentary about the famous murders.

‘Eephus’ Review: One Last Game
The final day on a small town baseball field is the setting for a funny, elegiac feature directorial debut.

Joan Didion Knew the Stories We’d Tell About the Manson Murders
Didion’s influential account of the era, “The White Album,” captures the ripples of terror provoked by the 1969 murders.

The Fairy Tale Night of Sean Baker, Director of Dreams Gone Awry
Baker’s four Oscars for “Anora” are validation of his sensitive portrayals of people on the margins who always seem to come up short.

These Films See People the Way They See Themselves
RaMell Ross subverts our gaze, breaking the conventional frame in “Nickel Boys” as he did in his documentary “Hale County This Morning, This Evening.”

A Guide to the Documentary Oscar Nominees
A quick guide to the nominated films and why you should watch them.

‘My Dead Friend Zoe’ Review: On the Battlefield and at Home
A young Army veteran struggles with her memories and guilt in this heartfelt independent drama.

‘We Beat the Dream Team’ Puts a Twist on the Sports Movie Formula
This film tells the story of the college players who defeated the 1992 U.S. men’s basketball team, filled with N.B.A. All-Stars, during a scrimmage before...

‘The Monkey’ Review: A Stephen King Story Adapted Into a Gory Farce
A gruesome horror comedy adapted from a Stephen King story mixes nihilism, fatherhood and carnage.

‘The Strike’: When Collective Action Leads to Prison Reform
The film focuses on a series of hunger strikes organized by those incarcerated at California’s Pelican Bay State Prison, in protest of conditions in highest-security...