Ben Kenigsberg
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‘The Summit of the Gods’ Review: In the (Mountain) Heights
Adapted from a manga, this French-language feature concerns an obsessive climber and a camera that may prove Everest was conquered decades earlier.
‘Keep Sweet’ Review: A Legacy of Polygamy in a Religious Sect
This documentary by Don Argott looks to the past and future of a community in the American West that made its own rules and lived...
‘Procession’ Review: Art as Exorcism
In this experimental documentary streaming on Netflix, six survivors of abuse within the Catholic Church use filmmaking to confront traumatic memories.
‘3212 Un-Redacted’ Review: Trying to Solve a Mission’s Mysteries
The documentary looks into the complex circumstances involving four American soldiers who were killed in an ambush in Niger in 2017.
‘Mayor Pete’ Review: Politics Is Local
This film, which follows Pete Buttigieg on his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, rarely captures him in what looks like an unselfconscious moment.
‘A Cop Movie’ Review: When a Uniform Is a Costume
This strange and ambitious Mexican film plays like a combination of “Cops,” “F for Fake” and “When Harry Met Sally.”
Winter Movies 2021: Here’s What’s Coming Soon to Streaming and Theaters
Get ready for originals like “House of Gucci” and “C’mon C’mon” or franchise updates like “The Matrix Resurrections” and “Ghostbusters: Afterlife.”