In 1984 — the same year that Bruce Springsteen, Prince and Madonna ruled the pop charts with “Born in the U.S.A.,” “Purple Rain” and “Like a Virgin,” respectively — there was another classic that ...

A new documentary tells the entwined stories of a songwriter and his best-known composition. By A.O. Scott When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an ...

The makers of a documentary on the singer-songwriter took a deep dive into his “writing and rewriting and erasing” to better understand the man. By Nicolas Rapold The documentary “Hallelujah: Leonard ...

Leonard Cohen’s signature song, “Hallelujah,” had its journey to music immortality stopped almost at birth by a record executive. The chief of Cohen’s label, Columbia, vetoed the finished album ...