Film
Take a break from the summer heat to catch up on the best documentaries streaming on digital platforms.
Eugene Jarecki’s ramshackle, occasionally provocative, and frequently entertaining documentary on Elvis Presley gets some things wrong.
Director Debra Granik’s focus on young women whose lives have been steeped in nature and hardship, forced to lead their families forward despite scant resources, posits a refreshing feminine archetype.
Hereditary has top notch acting, a gorgeous look, and some genuinely terrifying moments that linger.
Some may think that the western-genre-turned-arthouse-gimmick has been played out, but Damsel‘s fresh energy and pioneering spirit offers redemption.
A quartet of standout movies, the best of the just ended Provincetown Film Festival.
The privilege Edith Wharton’s characters swim in has not disappeared. If anything, it’s expanded farther into the social stratosphere.
Nancy is mystifying, but in this case the inexplicable has its fascinations.
Summer 1993 is provocative, both for the raw depth of the emotions it evokes and the directness of its storytelling.

Film Commentary: Monkee Python and the Heady Grail
The quality of the experience has as much to do with the star’s in-person performance as it does with the film itself.
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