The New York Times Popular Movie

Her rise was a global phenomenon. Her downfall was a cruel national sport. People close to Britney Spears and lawyers tied to her conservatorship now...

genus: Documentary

cast: Britney Spears

Fox Rich, indomitable matriarch and modern-day abolitionist, strives to keep her family together while fighting for the release of her incarcerated...

genus: Documentary

cast: Sibil Fox Richardson

In his short lifetime, J Dilla was a musician, producer and visionary who profoundly influenced rap and hip-hop. Given how prolific he was in his 32...

genus: Documentary

cast: J Dilla

In 2004, a culture war was brewing when the Super Bowl halftime show audience saw a white man expose a Black woman's breast for 9/16ths of a second....

genus: Documentary

cast: Janet Jackson

Three men enter the new wild west of baby making, online forums where sperm donors connect with hopeful parents, but find themselves exchanging more...

genus: Documentary

cast: Steve Walker

Some of 2011's stand-out film actors appear in "a video gallery of cinematic villainy" for New York Times Magazine.

genus: Horror

cast: Brad Pitt

2014's best actors pair up in a series of intimate encounters.

genus: Romance

cast: Reese Witherspoon

Doubling as a cartography of the ever-changing city, Bill Cunningham New York portrays the secluded pioneer of street fashion with grace and heart.

genus: Documentary

cast: Bill Cunningham

Behind the gates of a palm-tree-lined fantasyland, three residents and one interloper at America’s largest retirement community strive to find...

genus: Documentary

cast: Dennis Dean

The rural Taiwanese outer islands of Kinmen sit merely 2 miles off the coast of China. Kinmen attracts tourists for its remains from the 1949 Chinese...

genus: Documentary

cast: Sen-Po Tung

Are you hesitant to get a Covid vaccine? This doctor opposes them. If you agree, he has some pet supplies he wants to sell you. Meet Dr. Mercola,...

genus: Documentary

cast: Jan Hoffman

She was arguably the greatest women's basketball player. She won three national trophies; she played in the ’76 Olympics; she was drafted to...

genus: Documentary

cast: Lusia Harris

2015's best actors lift off in a series of tributes to the ultimate Hollywood magic trick.

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cast: Jacob Tremblay

Faced with a lack of prosecution of those accused of crimes against humanity committed during Argentina’s military dictatorship, family members...

genus: Documentary

cast: Camilo Juarez Pais

In Denver, an intrepid activist runs for office with the aim of eliminating cash bail.

genus: Documentary

cast: Elisabeth Epps

The childhood, adolescence, and incredible adult years of Al Hirschfeld, celebrated creator of thousands of line drawings of famous people - many in...

genus: Documentary

cast: Al Hirschfeld

An inside look at Louis C.K.’s public downfall and surprising return to the stage. Featuring interviews with three women -- Jen Kirkman, Abby...

genus: Documentary

cast: Jen Kirkman

Ten families read letters from their loved ones killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom in this powerful and moving HBO documentary by Oscar and Emmy...

genus: Documentary

cast: Lloyd Byers

For this year's Movies Issue, The New York Times Magazine commissioned lines from an eclectic and talented group of screenwriters — writers...

genus: Fantasy

cast: Cate Blanchett

In 1862, Abraham Lincoln's youngest son is laid to rest. That night, Lincoln visits his son's crypt, a chorus of ghosts narrating their brief...

genus: History

cast: Keaton Nigel Cooke