New film Hillbilly Elegy replaces complex characters with a mediocre Appalachian melodrama
America’s Forgotten profiles victims of America’s illegal immigration problem—including the illegal immigrants
Murder mystery Knives Out is rich in character
The Donut King traces how one big-hearted entrepreneur rose to wealth and squandered it all
Kingdom of Silence charts Jamal Khashoggi’s shift to Saudi Arabian critic
Man and mollusk bond in My Octopus Teacher
In Yellow Rose, an immigrant discovers hope amid adversity, but God seems far from her mind
What Killed Michael Brown? suggests the power of “poetic truth” to shape cultural narratives
Clouds traces a teen’s journey with terminal cancer
