Nicolas Rapold
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‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ Review: Growing Pains
In this Disney animated feature from the best-selling series of books, the lead character fearfully enters middle school.
Haruki Murakami and the Challenge of Adapting His Tales for Film
“Drive My Car,” from the rising director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, is the rare movie based on the author’s work to excel. The writer and director explain...
‘Burning’ Review: Pulling the Fire Alarm in Australia
A new documentary looks at the visceral impact of wildfires and climate change on the country, from its beleaguered people to sickly koalas.
‘A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks’ Review: Defining Portraits
This documentary celebrates how the work of the great photographer Gordon Parks brought a nuanced fidelity to Black experience.
‘They Say Nothing Stays the Same’ Review: Crossing a Modern River
Two events disturb the placid surfaces of a boatman’s world: the building of a nearby bridge, and his discovery of a young woman floating in...
‘North by Current’ Review: The Mornings After a Family Nightmare
In this documentary, the filmmaker Angelo Madsen Minax reckons with the loss of his niece, his vibrant sister’s rocky recoveries and being transgender in a...
Talking About ‘Attica,’ the Newest Documentary on the Prison Uprising
Fifty years after the fact, the filmmakers Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry reflect on the bloody standoff and what it accomplished.