A broken family, a family remembered and a family’s generation-spanning struggles are at the heart of this month’s picks.

Lyrics that contain references to violence have been used as legal evidence, a practice this documentary by J.M. Harper condemns as unfair and prejudicial.

This experimental nonfiction feature from Kimi Takesue aims to reflect on travel and tourism in Laos, but offers few striking images.

“The Taste of Things” didn’t use cooking doubles, but a pro offscreen helped guide the stars. Getting the meals right was everything to the director...

Joe Keery plays a seeming dupe in a crime movie that plays dumb, then tries to play smart, but only becomes dumber.

A 1971 indie whose making was disrupted by its star’s deportation finally receives a release in New York.

Economic exploitation, climate change, entrenched corruption: These acclaimed films find fascination in catastrophe.

Ian McShane stars as an assassin killing time in the Canary Islands.

This documentary tells the story of Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, the first Nepali woman to summit Earth’s highest mountain.

A newly preserved Andy Warhol film documents a combative artist couple the playwright knew. The movie is premiering in MoMA’s To Save and Project.