The New York Times – Film:
In this documentary, Michal Weits tries to process her ideas about her great-grandfather Joseph Weits, who was regarded as the father of Israeli forests.
Author: Ben Kenigsberg
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‘Simone: Woman of the Century’ Review: An Admired Leader in Focus
The New York Times – Film:
Elsa Zylberstein and Rebecca Marder play the French politician Simone Veil in this heavy-handed biopic.
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‘Love Life’ Review: Encounters in Grief
The New York Times – Film:
In this Japanese drama from Koji Fukada, the death of a child alters life for a couple and for the boy’s previously absent father.
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‘The Eternal Memory’ Review: A Love That Lasts When Recollections Fade
The New York Times – Film:
This documentary from Maite Alberdi looks at how a couple faces one partner’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
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Thanks to Carol Burnett and Dolly Parton, New Life for a 1988 Film
The New York Times – Music:
“Tokyo Pop,” starring Carrie Hamilton, a daughter of the comedian, was a critical hit that had fallen into obscurity and has now been restored.
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‘Klondike’ Review: Domestic Violence
The New York Times – Film:
In a film set in 2014, a couple in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine try to maintain normality as war rocks their home.
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Three Great Documentaries to Stream
The New York Times – Film:
This month’s picks include a Vietnam War portrait, an analysis of Los Angeles as a film subject and a look into the admissions process for an elite film school.
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‘North Circular’ Review: A Musical Tour of Dublin
The New York Times – Film:
In this black-and-white documentary by Luke McManus, the camera finds stories and songs near a road north of the city’s center.
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‘Stephen Curry: Underrated’ Review: Court Transcript
The New York Times – Film:
Initially considered too short and too scrawny, Curry went on to be an N.B.A. superstar. But there’s little that feels fresh or spontaneous in this earnest portrait.