Society of the Snow
J.A. Bayona’s approach to the famous 1972 Andes plane crash is a classic Hollywood tug-on-the-heartstrings affair.
Film-Forward
American Symphony
Filmmaker Matthew Heineman offers a window into the lives of Jon Batiste and his partner Suleika Jaouad at an incredibly fraught time.
All of Us Strangers
Andrew Haigh's new film can be seen as a long, protracted “if only.”
Apolonia, Apolonia; Neirud | DOC NYC 2023
Two arresting portraits of women artists who, in different ways, grew up in the theatre.
While We Watched, Bad Press | DOC NYC 2023
Two documentaries direct our gaze to places in the world where freedom of press is especially fraught.
At the Border, Mother of All Lies, Smoke Sauna Sisterhood | DOC NYC 2023
The annual DOC NYC festival offers a selection that is especially diverse, both in nationality and in approach.
Subject
A documentary that focuses on those who agreed to be filmed in such movies as The Staircase, Hoop Dreams, Capturing the Friedmans, The Square, and more.
The Mission
A dense and informative documentary about Christian missionary John Allen Chau's doomed encounter on the isolated North Sentinel Island.