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‘Eno’ Review: Creativity, 52 Billion Billion Ways

A new documentary about the groundbreaking artist Brian Eno breaks its own ground, too.

The Best Documentaries of 2024, So Far

“Spermworld,” “Onlookers” and “32 Sounds” are worth watching for the different ways they allow us to see the world.

‘Space Cadet’ Review: Emma Roberts Shoots for the Stars

In a lightweight comedy, the actress plays a bartender who dreams of becoming an astronaut. One problem: She has no qualifications for the job.

‘This Closeness’ Review: So Near, So Far Away

An indie comedy set in an Airbnb leans into the ways we distance ourselves from one another.

A New Norman Mailer Documentary Explores His Thorny Legacy

“How to Come Alive With Norman Mailer” hits on an ingenious structure that avoids hagiography even as it includes friends and family.

‘Copa 71’ Documentary Shows Hidden History of Women’s World Cup

This new documentary unearths footage from a World Cup event that even veteran players didn’t know about. It’s both exhilarating and infuriating.

Donald Sutherland Didn’t Disappear Into Roles, and That Was a Good Thing

The actor understood the range of human feeling, but he came of age when movies distrusted institutions, and that suspicion was part of his arsenal.

‘Kinds of Kindness’ Review: Everybody’s Looking for Something

Yorgos Lanthimos returns with a twisted fable triptych about dominating and being dominated.

‘The Exorcism’ Review: Losing Faith

Russell Crowe stars as an actor playing an exorcist who’s battling his own demons.

‘Janet Planet’ Review: A Sticky Summer Full of Small Dramas

Annie Baker’s debut feature film is a tiny masterpiece — a perfect coming-of-age story for both a misfit tween and her mother.