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‘The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari’ Review: A Seismic Tragedy

A Netflix documentary recounts the eruption of an active volcano off the coast of New Zealand that left several tourist groups struggling to survive.

‘Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage?’ Review: Wickedly Talented

This Disney+ documentary uses a concert set list as a springboard to chronicle Idina Menzel’s musical achievements.

‘Darby and the Dead’ Review: Sixteen With a Sixth Sense

A high school junior talks to dead people in this familiar but good-natured tale of adolescent female friendship.

‘The Son’ Review: Father Doesn’t Know Best

Hugh Jackman plays the father of a troubled teenager in Florian Zeller’s leaden drama.

‘Bad Axe’ Review: A Pandemic Family Portrait

The filmmaker David Siev chronicles his family’s struggle to keep their Michigan restaurant afloat through the pandemic in this hermetic documentary.

‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ Review: Mining the Diamond Myth

This documentary positions an intriguing investigation into the rise of synthetic diamonds within a broader excavation of the myths these stones carry.

‘Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams’ Review: For the Heel of It

Luca Guadagnino’s documentary about the celebrated Italian shoe designer Salvatore Ferragamo reaches for romance and glamour, but falters during transitions.

‘Run Sweetheart Run’ Review: Escape in L.A.

Bursts of experimental style are at odds with a simplistic premise in this slasher movie that poses the tired idea that the patriarchy is a...

‘The Fire that Took Her’ Review: An Unflinching Portrait of Pain

This documentary charts the case of Judy Malinowski, a young mother who suffered debilitating burns after being set on fire by a man she had...

‘Rosaline’ Review: O Romeo, Romeo, Thank U, Next

Kaitlyn Dever plays Romeo’s snarky ex-lover in this Shakespeare reimagining, which crosses its source material with present-day sensibilities.