Running has long been celebrated as a cheap and accessible sport. But the culture of racing, especially in New York, is often anything but.

The writer-director, known for his dark and bleak work, believes in film’s power to change our lives.

None of the firms that struck deals to avoid crippling executive orders are publicly involved in the major legal efforts to check the Trump administration’s attempts to meddle in the midterm elections, a review by The New York Times shows.