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Three Great Documentaries to Stream

In this month’s picks, a chilling true-crime entry, a movie about an execution equipment manufacturer and a devilish doc from the “Exorcist” director William Friedkin.

‘Coexistence, My Ass!’ Review: Facing Conflict With Comedy

Noam Shuster Eliassi spreads the message that Palestinians and Israelis should live as equals.

‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’ Review

Ben Stiller directs a moving portrait of his father and mother, the comedy pair Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.

‘Köln 75’ Review: The Key to a Famed Piano Concert

Mala Emde plays a teenage promoter who pushed for what became a landmark performance by the pianist Keith Jarrett.

‘Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989’ Review

Goran Hugo Olsson’s archival documentary “Israel Palestine on Swedish Television 1958-1989” excerpts three decades of public programs.

‘The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue’ Review: War as a Thriller

Barry Avrich’s documentary revisits the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel from the perspective of one Israeli family.

‘Are We Good?’ Review: Marc Maron in a Vulnerable Moment

In this documentary, Maron is shown working through his feelings of grief onstage and off after the death of his partner.

Three Great Documentaries to Stream

In this month’s picks, a sharp portrait of a political leader, an intriguing essay film from a renowned novelist and a sensitive look at the…

‘French Lover’ Review: An Affair Not to Remember

A movie star and a waitress meet cute in a Netflix “Notting Hill” knockoff starring Omar Sy.

‘Predators’ Review: Busted for Social Good (and Maybe Ratings)

This probing, troubling documentary looks at the sociological implications of the series “To Catch a Predator.”