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The director Rudolph Herzog, with his father, Werner Herzog, narrating, explores the feasibility of off-world colonization.
Author: Ben Kenigsberg
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‘The Jump’ Review: A Seaman’s Story of a Daring Escape
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This documentary looks back at a Cold War defection drama that took place off the coast of Massachusetts.
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‘Friends and Strangers’ Review: G’day, Mates
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In this funny, productively cryptic Australian feature, the characters are alternately abrasive and invasive.
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Stream These Three Great Documentaries
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This month’s nonfiction picks include a film on suburban surveillance, a deep dive into movie sound and an Oscar-nominated exploration of teens on the margins.
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‘Procession’ Review: Art as Exorcism
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In this experimental documentary streaming on Netflix, six survivors of abuse within the Catholic Church use filmmaking to confront traumatic memories.
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‘3212 Un-Redacted’ Review: Trying to Solve a Mission’s Mysteries
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The documentary looks into the complex circumstances involving four American soldiers who were killed in an ambush in Niger in 2017.
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‘Mayor Pete’ Review: Politics Is Local
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This film, which follows Pete Buttigieg on his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, rarely captures him in what looks like an unselfconscious moment.