Making a Case for Innocence With a Little Help From A.I.
Culture, Yesterday
In their film on the case of the convicted American Indian Movement activist, the directors couldn’t interview their subject. Their solution wasn’t ideal.
‘You Can See Everything’ Review: The Slippery Mind of Elizabeth Holmes
Weekend, October 15
The disgraced tech entrepreneur and the comic Nathan Fielder chat and joust in a dizzying movie about truth, reality and the contours of knowledge.
At a House Party Of Luminaries
Weekend, October 15
The Black luminaries who turned 1920s Harlem into a hub of artistic expression gathered decades later to reminisce. It was a house party for the ages.
Showdowns Galore in a Punchy Slugfest
Weekend, October 15
It’s hard to introduce a dozen or so cartoon fighters in a story, but this fun adaptation of the ’80s arcade game has a sturdy enough script to bear the load.
Pearls of Wisdom in the Belly of a Beast
Weekend, October 15
Austin Abrams plays a grieving son in search of his father who ends up trapped inside a very large mammal in a family drama that’s too literal for its own good.
‘Tenzing’ Review: Peak Ambition
Weekend, October 15
An overlooked Mount Everest pioneer gets an overdue tribute in this pleasingly dignified mountaineering drama.
‘Sense and Sensibility’ Review: Can’t Buy Me Love
Weekend, October 15
A lush new adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel leans into youth and money troubles.
‘Sacrifice’ Review: Party Crashers at the End of the World
Weekend, October 15
Starring Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy, this nonsensical eat-the-rich satire follows an aging movie star swept up into a deranged eco-terrorist plot.
‘La Bola Negra’ Review: In Search of Freedom, and Love
Weekend, October 15
A sprawling three-pronged Spanish epic reads the past to find meaning in the present, but can’t quite find its ending.
California Schemin’
Weekend, October 15
A hip-hop duo from Scotland tries to convince U.K. record executives that they hail from Los Angeles in this film, based on a true story.
‘Love of Your Life’ Review: Living Through Heartbreak
Weekend, October 15
Margaret Qualley plays a nurse in Boston who finds love and then loses it in this fine romantic tragedy.
Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net
Weekend, July 25
This documentary chronicles the reboot and reopening in Las Vegas of the acrobatic show “O,” which shutdown during the pandemic.
Fire Through Dry Grass
Weekend, September 28
This enlightening, troubling documentary chronicles life (and death) among residents in a long-term care facility during the heights of the pandemic.
Backstage, Challenged By Covid
Weekend, December 27
Stakeholders including Patti LuPone and Lynn Nottage share their real-time reactions to New York theater’s shutdown and reopening in Amy Rice’s documentary.
Bad Axe
Weekend, November 17
The filmmaker David Siev chronicles his family’s struggle to keep their Michigan restaurant afloat through the pandemic in this hermetic documentary.