

Alissa Wilkinson
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‘Pavements,’ ‘My Undesirable Friends’ and Other Documentaries at New York Film Festival
In epic takes like “My Undesirable Friends” and playful biopics like “Pavements,” the vital art of the documentary is on full display.

‘Food and Country’ Offers a Close Look at How America Feeds Itself
“Food and Country” argues that our food production systems don’t work and offers potential solutions.

‘It’s What’s Inside’ Review: I Gotta Be You
A limp body-swapping comedy doesn’t really know what makes its subgenre so funny.

‘The Outrun’ Review: From Rock Bottom to Recovery
Saoirse Ronan gives another stunning performance in a story about an alcoholic in search of healing.

Will Ferrell-Harper Steele Documentary Drops on Netflix
Will Ferrell and Harper Steele, a former “Saturday Night Live” writer, use a road trip to navigate their relationship now that she is out as...

‘Sleep’ Review: Bumps in the Night
A taut and thrilling thriller about sleep issues is also a clever drama about early marriage.

‘Apartment 7A’ Review: All Devil, Few Details
A lackluster prequel to the 1968 horror classic “Rosemary’s Baby” doesn’t have much to add.

‘Happy Clothes’ Review: Patricia Field Doc Is Pleasantly Chaotic
“Happy Clothes” covers her work on “Emily in Paris” and “Sex and the City,” as well as her time as a tastemaker in the 1970s...

‘The Substance’ Review: An Indecent Disclosure
Demi Moore stars in an absurdly gory tale of an aging actress who discovers a deadly cure for obscurity.

‘A Different Man’ Review: Face, Off
Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson star in a marvelously inventive dark comedy about a man who can’t change his insides.