The New York Times – Film:
A broken family, a family remembered and a family’s generation-spanning struggles are at the heart of this month’s picks.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘As We Speak’: Rap Music on Trial’ Review: Weaponizing Lyrics in Court
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Lyrics that contain references to violence have been used as legal evidence, a practice this documentary by J.M. Harper condemns as unfair and prejudicial.
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‘Dahomey’ Wins Top Prize at Berlin International Film Festival
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The documentary, directed by Mati Diop, was awarded the Golden Bear.
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Rob Reiner on ‘the Greatest Single Performance’ in U.S. Cinema
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The filmmaker says it’s one of Marlon Brando’s: “To this day I don’t know that there’s as good a performance as that.”
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At the Berlin Film Festival, Reconsidering the Power of Doubt
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At a festival that is having an identity crisis, some of the best movies suggest that lacking certainty isn’t always a bad thing.
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Documentaries That Examine Russia’s War in Ukraine
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After the death of Russian dissident Aleksei A. Navalny, these four movies examine the war in unexpected ways.
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‘Veselka’ Review: Serving Up Support for Ukraine
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Subtitled “The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World,” this documentary offers a warm tribute to an East Village landmark.
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‘Kiss the Future’ Review: Seeing U2 in Post-Siege Sarajevo
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Nenad Cicin-Sain’s smoothly calibrated documentary is part timeline of the concert’s development and part testament to the city’s defiance during the Bosnian War.