

Ben Kenigsberg
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They Loved Volcanoes and Each Other
A new documentary examines the work and lives of the French volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, helped mightily by their own magnificent footage.

Stream These Three Great Documentaries
This month’s nonfiction picks include a reflection on a father, a immersive dive into the fishing industry and an alternative approach to the rock band...

‘Endangered’ Review: When Journalism Becomes Imperiled
A new documentary from Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady explores threats to press freedom, but not with the focus this global issue deserves.

‘Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes’ Review: Excavating Images From the Fallout
This archival documentary uses footage from the former Soviet Union to reconstruct the nuclear disaster from the perspectives of people who were present.

‘Spiderhead’ Review: Prisoners of the Mind
This latest Joseph Kosinski film — set in a penitentiary that dispenses aphrodisiacs and fear-inducers — couldn’t be more unlike his “Top Gun: Maverick.”

‘Spiderhead’ Review: Prisoners of the Mind
This latest Joseph Kosinski film — set in a penitentiary that dispenses aphrodisiacs and fear-inducers — couldn’t be more unlike his “Top Gun: Maverick.”

‘1982’ Review: When War Canceled School
This film from the director Oualid Mouaness is inspired by his memories of being a child during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon that year.

‘Miracle’ Review: A Spiritual Investigation
In this drama set in Romania, when an incident occurs with a novice from a rural convent, a detective seeks answers.

Summer Movies 2022: ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘Thor’ and ‘Nope’
A Marvel god, a few new dinosaurs and a Jordan Peele enigma lead our list of the 101 most interesting movies headed your way this...

A Cannes faux pas, as TikTok comes to town.
At the festival, the video app ran a short film competition. The president of its jury withdrew after he said TikTok employees tried to influence...