Critic’s Notebook
Sundance Documentaries Expose Truths, Both Glorious and Bitter
The film festival is known for its documentaries and once again it did not disappoint, with highlights including “The Disappearance of My Mother.”
By Manohla Dargis
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The film festival is known for its documentaries and once again it did not disappoint, with highlights including “The Disappearance of My Mother.”
By Manohla Dargis
The award, for the “Roma” filmmaker, means the three major guilds have rewarded three different films, leaving the Oscar best-picture race wide open.
By Kyle Buchanan
A Hollywood remake turns a grim tale of violence into a fable of empowerment.
By A.O. Scott
With “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” “Clemency” and more, this year’s festival had plenty of good and even great movies if not a consensus favorite.
By Manohla Dargis
Could Adam Driver, Awkwafina, and Emma Thompson be among next year’s nominees?
By Kyle Buchanan
“Miss Bala,” with $6.7 million in ticket sales, arrived in third place, behind the holdovers “Glass” and “The Upside.”
By Brooks Barnes
The director Catherine Hardwicke narrates a tense sequence from the film.
By Mekado Murphy
Peter Jackson’s film is brisk, moving and destined to earn the ire of purists.
By Ben Kenigsberg
As in “Miss Bala,” Hollywood envisions the Mexican-American divide filled with violence, but you can find big-screen visions of the territory’s vitality.
By Chris Vognar
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