Review: ‘The Other Side,’ a Harrowing Visit With People on the Margins
The documentarian Roberto Minervini portrays drug use, alienation and militarization among the disaffected in West Monroe, La.
Review: In ‘Manhattan Night,’ Adrien Brody Navigates an Urban Underbelly
Starring Adrien Brody as a tabloid columnist, this film deploys conventions evoking “Chinatown” and older classics but ends up feeling prosaic.
Review: ‘Kaili Blues,’ a Dreamy Trek With Otherworldly Beauty
Bi Gan’s meandering film, centering on a search for a nephew, is indifferent to plot but has a compelling fantastical quality.
Movie Listings for May 20-26
A guide to movies playing at theaters in the New York City area, as well as select festivals and film series.
Review: ‘The Angry Birds Movie,’ a Superficially Amiable Ball of Fluff
In this animated adaptation of the smartphone video game, Jason Sudeikis gives voice to an avian hothead suspicious of the newly arrived green pigs.
Review: ‘Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising’ Has an Animal House for the Fairer Sex
Nicholas Stoller’s sequel to the 2014 original stars a returning Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne as a couple taking on new raucous collegians next door.
Review: Anthony D. Weiner’s Self-Destruction Is a Documentary’s Focus
This portrait examines the troubled career of a New York politician and the sexting scandals that brought him down.
Review: In ‘Maggie’s Plan,’ Greta Gerwig Aspires to Motherhood on Her Terms
This film, the fifth from Rebecca Miller, stars Ms. Gerwig as a millennial who, on the way to finding a sperm donor, falls for a part-time professor.
It’s a Long Story: ‘O.J.: Made in America’ Seeks Your Time
After successes on HBO and Netflix, more filmmakers are turning to episodic nonfiction storytelling.
It’s a ‘Mad Max Weekend’
The Museum of the Moving Image will show the complete collection of George Miller’s post-apocalyptic adventures.
Review: ‘O.J.: Made in America,’ an Unflinching Take on His Rise and Fall
This ESPN documentary extends the narrative beyond the O.J. Simpson murder trial, as a biography and a history of race, fame, sports and Los Angeles.
The Superhero Franchise: Where Traditional Movie Stardom Goes to Die
Once, we liked Hollywood actors who owned their myth. Now a franchise owns it.
Letter of Recommendation: Letter of Recommendation: Movies Alone
Now playing at the multiplex: Me. Just me.
Anatomy of a Scene: ‘The Nice Guys’
Shane Black narrates a sequence from “The Nice Guys” with Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling.
Anatomy of a Scene: Shane Black Narrates a Scene From ‘The Nice Guys’
The director discusses a sequence featuring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling.
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