Ben Kenigsberg
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‘Foe’ Review: The Space Between
Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal play a farm couple with a less-than-idyllic marriage in the Midwest of the future.
‘The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial’ Review: Righting the Ship
William Friedkin’s final film, an adaptation of the Herman Wouk play, offers a bracing demonstration of the director’s sensibility and craft.
Three Great Documentaries to Stream
This month’s picks look at the art of directing, the joy of walking and the complexities of racial identity.
‘Story Ave’ Review: Elevated Training
A Bronx teenager looks for a channel for his artistic talent in this debut feature from Aristotle Torres.
‘Dancing in the Dust’ Review: Marriage, Money and Morals
The first feature from Asghar Farhadi (“A Separation”) arrives in a remastered version on streaming services.
‘Superpower’ Review: Sean Penn Chronicles the War in Ukraine
This documentary, which Penn directed with Aaron Kaufman, includes Penn’s interview with the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on the first day of Russia’s invasion.
‘Dumb Money’ Review: Revenge of the Amateur Stock Traders
The GameStop stock craze of 2021 becomes the basis for an irreverent underdog movie starring Paul Dano.
Fall Movie Preview 2023: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ‘Maestro’ and More
New films by Martin Scorsese, Sofia Coppola, David Fincher and Bradley Cooper lead a select list of the season’s highlights.
‘Hello Dankness’ Review: Through the Looking Glass
The video artists known as Soda Jerk explore life in the United States from 2016 onward with an oddball assemblage of pop culture clips.
‘We Kill for Love’ Review: Soft-Core Erotica of the VCR Years
This documentary explores a narrow genre of direct-to-VHS soft-core thrillers that found a niche with the advent of video rentals and home viewing.