

Ben Kenigsberg
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Fall Movie Preview 2023: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ‘Maestro’ and More
New films by Martin Scorsese, Sofia Coppola, David Fincher and Bradley Cooper lead a select list of the season’s highlights.

‘Hello Dankness’ Review: Through the Looking Glass
The video artists known as Soda Jerk explore life in the United States from 2016 onward with an oddball assemblage of pop culture clips.

‘We Kill for Love’ Review: Soft-Core Erotica of the VCR Years
This documentary explores a narrow genre of direct-to-VHS soft-core thrillers that found a niche with the advent of video rentals and home viewing.

Documentaries to Stream Now: ‘Primary,’ ‘4 Little Girls’ and More
This month’s picks include a look back at a presidential primary, a remembrance of the victims of a hate crime and an intriguing visit to...

‘Blue Box’ Review: Grappling With an Ancestor’s Impact
In this documentary, Michal Weits tries to process her ideas about her great-grandfather Joseph Weits, who was regarded as the father of Israeli forests.

‘Simone: Woman of the Century’ Review: An Admired Leader in Focus
Elsa Zylberstein and Rebecca Marder play the French politician Simone Veil in this heavy-handed biopic.

‘Love Life’ Review: Encounters in Grief
In this Japanese drama from Koji Fukada, the death of a child alters life for a couple and for the boy’s previously absent father.

‘The Eternal Memory’ Review: A Love That Lasts When Recollections Fade
This documentary from Maite Alberdi looks at how a couple faces one partner’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

Thanks to Carol Burnett and Dolly Parton, New Life for a 1988 Film
“Tokyo Pop,” starring Carrie Hamilton, a daughter of the comedian, was a critical hit that had fallen into obscurity and has now been restored.

‘Klondike’ Review: Domestic Violence
In a film set in 2014, a couple in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine try to maintain normality as war rocks their home.