The New York Times – Film:
Directed by Amir Bar-Lev, the film forgoes the optimistic gloss typical of the genre and gets at the complex reasons that people scale peaks.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘You Can See Everything,’ if You Could Only Secure a Ticket
The New York Times – Film:
The buzziest screening at the New York Film Festival is a three-hour documentary in which Nathan Fielder questions Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced Theranos founder.
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‘The Widower: ’Til Death Do Us Part’ Review: More True-Crime Sensationalism
The New York Times – Film:
A new Netflix documentary looks at the winding road to getting a conviction in a Las Vegas murder case.
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Patricio Guzmán, Filmmaker Who Documented Chile’s Struggles, Dies at 85
The New York Times – T Magazine:
He won renown for his trilogy about the 1973 Pinochet coup, and later for another trilogy, about the legacy of the authoritarian regime that followed.
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5 Takeaways from the ‘Jay-Z in 8’ Documentary
The New York Times – Music:
The rapper unpacks the lyrics to more than two dozen of his songs and shares insights into his life with Rick Rubin, in a docuseries airing on HBO.
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‘Dune: Part Three,’ ‘Primetime’ and 68 More Movies to Watch For This Fall
The New York Times – Film:
From “The Social Reckoning” in October to “Dune: Part Three” in December, these are the films we’re looking forward to.
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At the Toronto International Film Festival, an Abundant but Mixed Bag
The New York Times – Film:
Films by Jesse Eisenberg, Lee Chang-dong and Hirokazu Kore-eda make up for an uneven program.
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‘The History of Concrete’: John Wilson’s New Movie Reviewed
The New York Times – Film:
Yes, John Wilson’s weird but fun movie is nominally about the stuff sidewalks are made of, but as always with his work, it’s about so much more.