

Ben Kenigsberg
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‘Good Night Oppy’ Review: Life (Kind of) on Mars
NASA’s Opportunity and Spirit rovers didn’t shoot cinematic-quality footage of Mars, but this documentary offers the next-best thing.

Stream These Three Great Documentaries
This month’s selections include a look at an infamous shower scene, an unexpected triplets story and a rat-populated journey.

James Gray on ‘Armageddon Time,’ Antisemitism and Racism in 1980s Queens
Fred and Maryanne Trump are characters in the drama, reflecting the director James Gray’s real experiences growing up at a cultural inflection point.

‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Review: The Spectacle of War
Edward Berger’s German-language adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s novel aims to rattle you with its relentless brutality.

‘Matriarch’ Review: Maternal Instincts
Jemima Rooper plays a troubled woman reconciling with her mother in this murky horror film set in Britain.

‘Eternal Spring’ Review: When State TV Got Hijacked
Two decades after members of Falun Gong took over local television programming in Changchun, China, a documentary looks back.

‘Last Flight Home’ Review: An Intimate Memorial
The director Ondi Timoner creates an account of her father’s final days.

Stream These Three Great Documentaries
The bonds of an eccentric mother and daughter, of residents of New Orleans and of the family and friends of a kidnapping victim are explored...

‘InHospitable’ Review: Fight for Survival
Patients push back on a medical behemoth in this persuasive health care documentary.

‘The Justice of Bunny King’ Review: No Way Out
In this unsteady drama from New Zealand, Bunny, a chronic rule-bender, wants to pay a birthday visit to her daughter, but first she needs a...