In the new series and in five previous movies, the character serves as a blank slate to examine the mores and concerns of the time.

Though both documentaries follow programs for rising high school seniors, their differences speak volumes about the challenges the participants face.

A family of Syrian refugees connects with a once-thriving mining town in Ken Loach’s moving drama.

The latest in the Warner Bros. Monsterverse franchise shows signs of an anemic imagination.

Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley elevate a comedy about a weird true tale of defamation and dirty words.

“Art Talent Show” follows students applying to a prestigious Czech academy. The film is both a tribute to the contemporary scene and a sendup.

An occult-obsessed nation is nimbly captured in this found-footage horror film about a late night show gone horribly wrong.

These documentaries draw us in by giving the sense that we’re getting the story straight from the artists. But we’re not always getting the full...

In this film, the artist Alison O’Daniel uses the theft of tubas from Southern California high schools as a central hub in a wheel with...

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