Ben Kenigsberg
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‘American Symphony’ Review: Intimate Harmony
This portrait of the musician Jon Batiste and the author Suleika Jaouad follows an artistic couple through ambition and adversity.
‘Frybread Face and Me’ Review: Reservation Summer
An 11-year-old boy from San Diego goes to live with his Navajo grandmother and spends time with his cousin.
‘David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived’ Review: Harry Potter’s Stunt Wizard
A documentary looks at the friendship that formed during the Harry Potter movies between Daniel Radcliffe and his main stunt double, who was seriously injured...
‘Youth (Spring)’ Review: Garment Rending
The documentarian Wang Bing examines the cloistered world of young textile workers in China.
Movies to See This Winter: ‘Hunger Games,’ ‘Maestro’ and More
“The Color Purple” and “Poor Things” and Beyoncé lead a list packed with goodies. Mark your calendars.
‘Beyond Utopia’ Review: Exit Strategies
This film, directed by Madeleine Gavin, documents the experiences of defectors from North Korea.
Three Great Documentaries to Stream
In this month’s picks, an actor and a director reflect on their careers, while another director reflects on everything else.
‘Priscilla’ Review: All Shook Up
Sofia Coppola re-examines Elvis Presley from the perspective of the woman he married.
‘The Delinquents’ Review: Money for Nothing
A bank worker asks a colleague to watch the cash he has stolen in this low-key Argentine feature from Rodrigo Moreno.
‘The Mission’ Review: Blinded by the Light
A documentary tries to bring context to the actions of John Allen Chau, an American missionary who was killed in 2018.