Photo Credit David Lee/HBO Critic’s Notebook 10 Great Movies at the New York Film Festival You Can (Mostly) See Online This year’s edition of the Lincoln Center staple is going virtual and to the Bronx ? but there is still plenty to watch. By A.O. Scott and Manohla Dargis
Photo Credit WXY architecture + urban design/bloomimages critic’s Notebook A Climate Center on Governors Island? Could Be a Game Changer A rezoning proposal that has been floating around is finally up for city review. This kind of development is just what New York needs now. By Michael Kimmelman
Photo Credit Jim Spellman/Getty Images Jerry Harris of ‘Cheer’ Arrested on Child Pornography Charge Mr. Harris, a fan favorite on the Netflix series, was arrested and charged with production of child pornography on Thursday, days after two teenage boys filed a lawsuit against him. By Sarah Bahr
Photo Credit Rahim Fortune for The New York Times ‘Antebellum’ and the Horrors of History That Persist Today Janelle Monae and her directors tackled slavery’s terrible legacy. But re-enacting scenes of bondage demanded reserves of strength. By Candice Frederick
Critic’s Pick Photo Credit Joe Carrotta for The New York Times Monuments That Celebrate Communal Struggles, Not Flawed Men Contemporary sculptures by Jeffrey Gibson and others, part of “Monuments Now” at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens, draw on the past to look toward the future. By Jillian Steinhauer
Critic’s Pick Photo Credit The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Jacob Lawrence, Peering Through History’s Cracks “American Struggle” at the Met shows an artist searching out bits of the nation’s history that have been edged out, and making visible the fight for racial equality. By Yinka Elujoba
Photo Credit Florian Wieser/EPA, via Shutterstock Opera Star Anna Netrebko Is Hospitalized With Covid-19 “Everything will be fine!” she said on Instagram, but the news is the latest sign of the challenges singers face returning to work. By Alex Marshall
Photo Credit Rosie Marks for The New York Times Roisin Murphy, a Disco Queen Ruling Her Own Galaxy The Irish innovator has been putting her own spin on glittery music for two decades. In a year full of dance-pop releases, she’s returning to shake things up yet again. By Elisabeth Vincentelli
Critic’s Pick Photo Credit Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press Alicia Keys Has Passion, Advice and Aplomb on ‘Alicia’ The singer and songwriter’s seventh album grapples with other people’s expectations and offers words of uplift. By Jon Pareles