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A crime documentary on the murder of a professional athlete leans into exploitation.
Author: Ben Kenigsberg
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‘They Will Kill You’ Review: The Co-Op From Hell
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Zazie Beetz fights her way through a high-rise of horrors in a splatter-fest that concentrates its creativity in its gore.
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‘Palestine ’36’ Review: A Time of Revolt
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The Palestinian writer-director Annemarie Jacir focuses on the 1936 farmer rebellion against the British, with the future of the land at stake.
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‘Group: The Schopenhauer Effect’ Review: The Art of Being Patient
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Group therapy sessions are dramatized in this absorbing film from the writer-director Alexis Lloyd.
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‘André Is an Idiot’ Review: Dying Laughing
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In this documentary, an ad man who treats life with irreverence tries to approach his death from colon cancer the same way.
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Three Great Frederick Wiseman Documentaries to Stream
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This month offers a tribute to the prolific filmmaker who died last week at 96 and has a plausible claim to being the greatest documentarian who ever lived.
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‘Crime 101’ Review: Stealing Diamonds and Movie Ideas
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Despite a solid cast and pedigree of its own, a Los Angeles crime saga borrows all its best moves from Michael Mann.
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‘The President’s Cake’ Review: Party Politics
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Shot in Iraq, this period piece depicts a young girl’s efforts to prepare for a celebration of Saddam Hussein’s birthday.
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Three Great Documentaries to Stream
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In this month’s picks, mountain climbing, dog sledding and government running.