Two filmmaking brothers trade tales in a tonally singular documentary.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘The Merchants of Joy’ Review: Cutthroat Christmas Tree Sales
A new documentary contains zesty character studies of competing New York City tree vendors as they prepare for the holiday season.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Had a Camera Follow Him. 50 Cent Has the Footage.
The mogul’s spokesman said he was “deeply concerned” that video shot days before Mr. Combs’s 2024 arrest appears in a new documentary series produced by his rival.
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The Great Beatles Documentary That’s Nearly Impossible to See (Legally)
With “The Beatles Anthology” now on Disney+, we dig into “The Compleat Beatles,” another documentary on the band that is difficult to see legally but had an impact on a generation.
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In ‘The Tale of Silyan,’ the Storks Are Watching
The birds’ presence lends an otherworldly air to this nonfiction look at a family farm in a dying North Macedonian village.
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5 Years After His Death, John Prine Gets a Cinematic Send-Off
The singer and songwriter died in April 2020 of Covid-19, delaying proper tributes. Now he is the subject of a new documentary, “You Got Gold.”
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‘You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine’ Review: Paying Tribute in Nashville
Lyle Lovett, Bonnie Raitt, Kacey Musgraves and other luminaries perform Prine’s songs in this engaging concert film.
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‘The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo’ Review: Freelancing Woes
Was a freelance photographer intentionally left out of the famous Vietnam War photo of “Napalm Girl”?
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‘BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions’ Review: An Artist’s Mind-Expanding Collage
In this dazzling essay movie, the director Kahlil Joseph draws on an array of sources — news clips, old movies, family albums, an encyclopedia of ”Africana” — to create a thrilling whole.
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‘Teenage Wasteland’ Review: Young in Age, Mature in Reporting
This documentary looks back at a group of teenagers who, in the early 1990s, created a high school video project that ended up breaking real news.
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‘Queen of Versailles’ to Close as New Broadway Musicals Struggle
The show, starring Kristin Chenoweth, will remain open through the holidays. The announcement comes just two weeks after the musical opened.
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Marilyn Minter Is Camera Ready
The 77-year-old artist has spent her career observing others. Now, with the documentary “Pretty Dirty: The Life and Times of Marilyn Minter,” she becomes the star.