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  3. Beyond the Algorithm

    PhotoClockwise from top left, images from the films “An Easy Girl,” “Nightingale,” “Blush” and “Blue Ruin.”
    CreditClockwise from top left: Les Films Velvet, Joseph Cultice/HBO, ACE Pictures Entertainment and Radius-TWC.

    10 Unusual Streaming Movies for Unusual Times

    Looking for a few fresh and different streaming options? We offer some assistance.

    By Jason Bailey

  1. ‘Beau Travail’ Finds the Rhythm of Life (and Dances Away the Pain)

    Claire Denis’s film about legionnaires, ends with a fearless, thrilling dance by Denis Lavant, but that’s not its only choreographic beat.

    By Gia Kourlas

  2. The Technical Stars Who Help Pull Off a Christopher Nolan Narrative

    In films like “Memento” and “Inception,” the director’s time shifts and intricate action require careful calibration by editors, stunt performers and others.

    By Nicolas Rapold

  3. Fill Up on Tea or a New Film by Steve McQueen

    This week, meet the singer Tashera Robertson, hit a photo show and try your hand at making snow fluff.

    By Adriana Balsamo and Hilary Moss

  4. Movies and Museums Are Coming Back. Should You Go?

    Cultural attractions are reopening across the country. If you decide to see a film or take in an exhibit, know the risks and take precautions.

    By Courtney Rubin

  5. Michael Lonsdale, a Bond Villain and Much More, Dies at 89

    He was best known to many as Hugo Drax in “Moonraker.” But he also worked with a Who’s Who of directors including Truffaut, Spielberg and Marguerite Duras.

    By Penelope Green

  6. F.A.A. Says Harrison Ford Can Continue Flying

    After the actor went through remedial training, the agency said it had closed its investigation into a runway error he was involved in last April.

    By Tom Mashberg

  7. BAFTA Takes Steps on Diversity, After All-White, All-Male Shortlists

    Voters in Britain’s version of the Oscars will have to take unconscious bias training, and there will be a quota for women in the first round of voting for best director.

    By Alex Marshall

  8. ‘Public Trust’ Review: Saving National Lands

    This documentary follows individuals pushing back against political forces that want to privatize federal lands.

    By Ben Kenigsberg

  9. ‘Myth of a Colorblind France’ Review: Artistry Abroad

    The documentary focuses on the history of African-American expatriates in France and the writings, paintings and music they made there.

    By Ben Kenigsberg

  10. ‘Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles’ Review: Pastries of the Gilded Age, Made Modern

    This documentary follows the star chef Yotam Ottolenghi as he assembles a crack team to make sweets for an event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

    By Glenn Kenny