

Ben Kenigsberg
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Three Great Documentaries to Stream
This month’s picks include a film about a summer camp for the disabled, a portrait of a defense secretary’s regrets about the Vietnam War and...

‘Space Oddity’ Review: Failure to Launch
Men will literally contemplate traveling to Mars instead of going to therapy in “Space Oddity,” directed by Kyra Sedgwick.

‘Kubrick by Kubrick’ Review: Stanley Plays Himself
A primer on the filmmaker’s career and interests won’t offer much that will surprise even mild obsessives, but it does pierce some of the mystique.

‘The Spirit of ’45’ Review: Here Comes Nationalization
A documentary from Ken Loach sees the end of World War II as a brief moment of possibility for socialism in Britain.

‘Champions’ Review: Following the Playbook
This film directed by Bobby Farrelly has elements that recall “Kingpin” and “There’s Something About Mary.” But the ratio of tastelessness to sentimentality has been...

‘Gods of Mexico’ Review: A Portrait of Indigenous Residents
This abstract-leaning nonfiction film consists of a series of vignettes and tableaus of communities in Mexico.

Stream These Three Great Documentaries
This month’s Oscar-adjacent picks include films about a couple of volcanologists and a couple of Mars rovers.

‘My Happy Ending’ Review: When Life Goes Off Script
Andie MacDowell plays a screen and stage star facing a cancer diagnosis in this film directed by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon.

‘At Midnight’ Review: Running Out the Clock
A movie star and a junior hotel manager meet cute in Mexico in this ingratiating rom-com.

‘Let It Be Morning’ Review: After the Wedding, the Siege
A Palestinian citizen of Israel returns to his hometown and encounters problems in this film from Eran Kolirin.