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‘Daniela Forever’ Review: His Girlfriend’s Back

In this agreeably unpretentious science-fiction feature, Henry Golding plays a DJ who has lucid dreams about his dead girlfriend.

‘Videoheaven’ Review: Rewinding the Tape

A documentary by Alex Ross Perry examines how movies and TV have portrayed video store culture.

Three Great Documentaries to Stream

In this month’s picks, a look back at a city in France during the Nazi occupation, an assessment of a renowned gay politician and an…

‘Everything’s Going to be Great’ Review: Show People

A theater family sorts out its offstage drama in a coming-of-age movie starring Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney.

‘Meeting With Pol Pot’ Review: Snapshots of Totalitarianism

The director Rithy Panh dramatizes events from 1978, when a group of outsiders was allowed to enter Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge.

‘Slumlord Millionaire’ Review: Costs of Living

A documentary looks at New York City residents pushing back against housing troubles.

Three Great Documentaries to Stream

This month’s picks follow a journalist facing an Alzheimer’s diagnosis and a unionization effort for Amazon workers. Plus, an exploration into the nature of film…

‘Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted’ Review: In the Deep End

The movie offers full-on immersion, or perhaps submersion, in the singer-songwriter’s musical world.

‘Words of War’ Review: Portrait of a Fearless Reporter

The Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is the subject of a film that honors her bravery.

Three Great Documentaries to Stream

In this month’s picks, a solemn look at the war in Ukraine, plus an ongoing struggle over land and a spirited search for truffles.