Movies: Whats the Buzz from The New York Times

Here is the latest Movie News from The New York Times.

On DVD: Roads to Nowhere and Anywhere, With Kelly Reichardt and Wim Wenders
Anomie and oppressive banality are themes in Ms. Reichardt’s “River of Grass” (1994) and the early films from Mr. Wenders in the set “The Road Trilogy.”

Kidsfilmfest Is Back, With a Villainous Teddy Bear and Surfer Dudes
The 15 shorts in this international festival in Brooklyn include a moving testament by an Iranian filmmaker and a caper made with an iPhone.

Anatomy of a Scene | ‘American Psycho’
Mary Harron narrates a sequence from her 2000 film “American Psycho,” which will screen as part of the Woman is a Genre series at Film Forum in Manhattan.

Review: ‘The Wailing’ Will Scare You, and Break Your Heart
Na Hong-jin’s movie about demonic possession is an expansive and often excruciating horror film from South Korea.

Review: ‘The Thoughts That Once We Had,’ a Cinematic Flight
A montage of film clips that takes us on a wild ride through cinematic history.

Snapshot: Megan Fox on ‘Ninja Turtles’ and Female Stereotypes in Film
The actress discusses comparing Michael Bay to Hitler, and her comfort with not being overly ambitious. “I don’t feel validated by being on a set, or a making a movie.”

Review: With the Latest ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,’ an Existential Crisis
In “Out of the Shadows” the superheros contend with an apocalyptic villain and wonder what it means to be normal.

Review: ‘The President,’ a Sweeping Tale Inspired by the Arab Spring
A dictator and his grandson, on the run during a political revolution, hide incognito among the citizenry in this film from Mohsen Makhmalbaf.

Review: ‘Gurukulam’ Offers Sights and Sounds of a Spiritual Awakening
This documentary follows students and their teacher, Swami Dayananda Saraswati, as they explore the Hindu philosophy of oneness in a forest ashram in India.

Review: ‘The God Cells’ Advocates Fetal Tissue Therapy Without Debate
A company that markets stem cell therapy cooperated with the filmmaker on this one-sided documentary focusing on treatment success stories.

Review: ‘The Final Master,’ a Martial Arts Story of Transitions
A kung fu master seeks a wife and a place to teach in Tianjin, and finds what he needs, if not what he was looking for.

Review: In ‘Approaching the Unknown,’ Mark Strong Trades Earth for Mars
This Mark Elijah Rosenberg film centers on an astronaut and has echoes of movies like “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “Interstellar.”

Review: In ‘Andron,’ Deadly Games With Alec Baldwin and Danny Glover
A knockoff of “The Hunger Games” and “The Maze Runner,” this film adds up to less than the sum of its parts.

Review: ‘Time to Choose’ Extols Renewable Energy to Combat Global Warming
Charles Ferguson’s documentary is a sobering polemic about climate change that balances predictions of planetary doom with a survey of innovations in energy technology.

Review: In ‘Me Before You,’ a Broken Man Meets a Free Spirit
This floppy British romance, directed by Thea Sharrock and adapted by Jojo Moyes from her best-selling novel, stars Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin.

Review: ‘Art Bastard’ Depicts Robert Cenedella, a Rebel Artist
This documentary zeros in on a painter who defied art-world conventions with teeming satirical paintings.

Movie Listings for June 3-9

This Week’s Movies: June 3, 2016
The New York Times film critics review “Popstar,” “Me Before You” and “The Fits.”

Review: In ‘The Fits,’ a Graceful Tale of a Girl Who Follows Her Own Beat
This debut feature from Anna Rose Holmer centers on an 11-year-old tomboy who trains as a boxer only to discover an interest in joining an all-female dance team.

Review: ‘The Witness,’ a Brother’s Quest to Put Kitty Genovese Case to Rest
James Solomon’s documentary traces Bill Genovese’s efforts to unravel his sister’s 1964 murder, a Queens case long seen as the epitome of urban apathy.

Sexploitation Films, Short on Good Taste, Still Have Devotees
The documentary “That’s Sexploitation!” looks at the bygone days of sex-centered independent filmmaking.

Mary Harron Narrates a Scene From ‘American Psycho’
The director discusses a sequence from her 2000 film featuring Christian Bale.

Michael Lewis Explores Why People Tend to Go With Their Guts
Mr. Lewis tackles that question in “The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Minds,” which W.W. Norton & Company will release in December.

Review: Andy Samberg Spoofs Pop Stars Without Spite. And That’s 4 Real.
The Lonely Island trio has created a mockumentary featuring the fictional Conner4Real, a former boy-band star trying to make it as a solo act.

Female Cinematographers, Not Content to Hide Behind the Camera
Women in the field are using several strategies in an effort to overcome gender inequity.

Beat Generation to Be Celebrated With Festival in Manhattan
The festival, “Beat & Beyond: A Gathering,” will include readings, screenings and musical performances, and run June 3 through June 8.

J.K. Rowling Just Can’t Let Harry Potter Go
Her juggernaut plows on, with a two-part “Potter” stage sequel and coming film spinoff. Some fans like it. Others don’t.

Poland Revives Effort to Extradite Roman Polanski
The move is the latest twist in the case involving the filmmaker, who is wanted in California over a 1977 conviction for having sex with a 13-year-old girl.

Asian-American Actors Take a Stand and Readers Respond
New York Times readers weighed in on an article about Asian-American actors fighting for visibility in Hollywood

‘X-Men’ and ‘Looking Glass’ Disappoint at Weekend Box Office
“X-Men: Apocalypse” took in an estimated $65 million between Friday and Sunday, while “Alice Through the Looking Glass” bombed, generating only $28.1 million.

Break Out the Chewbacca Mask and You Won’t Laugh Alone
A viral video featuring a woman on Facebook Live shows just how contagious humor can be.

‘The Fits’: It’s All in the Footwork for a Girl Who Boxes, Then Dances
Anna Rose Holmer’s directorial debut focuses on an 11-year-old girl who learns the power of her body in its many manifestations.

Justin Bieber, They’re Coming for You
In “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping,” Andy Samberg and his collaborators Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone parody pop stardom.

Snapshot: Emilia Clarke on ‘Game of Thrones,’ Surfing and Her New Movie
Ms. Clarke, known for playing the mother of dragons on ‘Thrones,’ stars in the film “Me Before You.”

Screen Style: Ralph Fiennes Makes a Fashion Splash
With the help of an unbuttoned Christophe Lemaire shirt, the 53-year-old actor has a moment.

Documentary Retries Kitty Genovese’s Neighbors
“Don’t get involved,” might have been overstated in self-perpetuating accounts of a famous killing in Queens.

On DVD: 1940s Dispatches From the Land of Wynken, Blynken and Noir
Arthur Ripley’s “The Chase” (1946) and Delmer Daves’s “Dark Passage” (1947) blend dreamlike Expressionistic imagery with hard-boiled narratives.

This Week’s Movies: May 27, 2016
The New York Times film critics review “X-Men: Apocalypse,” “Alice Through the Looking Glass” and “Presenting Princess Shaw.”

Review: ‘Presenting Princess Shaw,’ a YouTube Star in-the-Making
This documentary portrays an aspiring singer from New Orleans who posts performance videos of herself and longs for recognition, which arrives almost magically.

Movie Listings for May 27-June 2
A guide to movies playing at theaters in the New York City area, as well as select festivals and film series.

Review: ‘The Idol,’ the Underdog Story of an ‘Arab Idol’
Hany Abu-Assad’s film expands on the story of Mohammed Assaf, a Palestinian pop singer who won “Arab Idol” in 2013.