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Key documentaries spotlight explorer and glaciologist Lonnie Thompson, the discovery of lost sarcophagi in Notre-Dame Cathedral, and the music scene and geopolitical manipulation in postcolonial Congo.

This month’s top indie and foreign films feature Adrien Brody’s gripping performance in The Brutalist, a thriller based on real events that took place in the Western U.S. in 1983, and an epic story of greed and reprisal in the French countryside. 

Forthcoming DVDs and Blu-rays for every taste, including a slapstick spin on Alexandre Dumas’s classic swashbuckler, a miniseries prequel to the Dune films, and a grim sci-fi satire about a seemingly disposable space crew member.

Upcoming DVD and Blu-ray releases feature a Basquiat biopic, Lion King prequel, and a tribute to truly terrific Liza Minnelli.

This month’s can’t-miss documentaries include a deep dive into Transylvania, a portrait of beloved natural historian Sir David Attenborough, and an audacious interview with “Alfred Hitchcock.”

Can’t-miss movies for your queue include profanely funny and bittersweet Anora, an inspiring animated tale, and a docudrama about an unfolding hostage situation at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

The Penguin, a Gladiator, and Godzilla feature in the big and not-to-miss views of March.

A motorcycle designer, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and Indigenous journalists feature in these excellent documentaries not to miss.

Criminals, siblings, and a portrait of an independent woman gather in some of the top films to screen this month.