Media

This month’s top indie and foreign films feature lonely singles navigating love, unfolding courtroom drama, and “the British Schindler.”

Forthcoming DVDs and Blu-rays for every interest, including a classic Henry James adaptation, women fighters in the boxing ring, and a New Delhi bird rescue. 

This month’s must-see documentaries include a swindling scheme turned psychological thrill ride, a behind-the-scenes look at a high-stakes piano competition, and a heartbreaking account of a family imploding in the face of war.

Upcoming DVD and Blu-rays to watch include an adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste, River Phoenix with a prank turned bittersweet, and the story of fearless flight attendants. 

This month’s top foreign and indie picks include an animated depiction of visionary Leonardo da Vinci, stories dramatizing Cuba’s pro-Castro movement, and Barbara Stanwyck as a laid-off newspaper reporter who spawns a social movement. 

This month’s can’t-miss documentaries delve into Joan Baez’s career, the intimacy of Estonian smoke saunas, and the lives of hip-hop dancers at a prestigious Paris academy.

The number of audiobooks borrowed through libraries around the world has more than doubled since 2019—a telling statistic that speaks to the exploding popularity of books in audio format.

Forthcoming DVDs and Blu-rays to watch include Nicole Kidman as a TV weather forecaster, a documentary about activist Nan Goldin, and a tribute to Ukrainian heroes. 

Can’t-miss movies for your queue feature a biopic of Enzo Ferrari, anti-Nazi activist Sophie Scholl, and an homage to classic picture houses.