In China, a professional can be hired to break up a cheating spouse’s extramarital relationship. Elizabeth Lo’s remarkable film takes us up close.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’ Review
Ben Stiller directs a moving portrait of his father and mother, the comedy pair Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.
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Who Is Victoria Beckham Now? A New Netflix Documentary Offers an Answer.
In a new Netflix documentary, the star invites viewers to see her in a fresh light.
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Jim Downey, SNL’s Secret Weapon, Finally Gets His Spotlight Moment
A documentary about the writer Jim Downey is streaming just as he can be seen in “One Battle After Another” and a new Tim Robinson series.
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‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Review: Netflix’s Heart-Pounding Documentary Raises Some Ethical Concerns
Geeta Gandbhir’s film examines the killing of a Florida woman and “stand your ground” laws, but the issues it raises are bigger than those statutes.
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‘Mr. Scorsese’ Review: A Captivating and Charismatic Profile
Rebecca Miller’s five-part documentary series balances her esteem for the director with a clear eye toward his struggles.
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Ben Stiller Honors His Parents In ‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’
How to lead an artistic life and be part of a family is a tension he has only recently faced in life and now, onscreen, for a film about his comedian parents.
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Toby Talbot, Impassioned Promoter of Art Films, Dies at 96
With her husband, Dan, she ran four theaters in Manhattan and a company that distributed foreign and independent classics.
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‘John Candy: I Like Me’ and the Challenge of Making a Film About a Nice Guy
More or less a standard-issue celebrity documentary, the movie lets us enjoy archival footage that might otherwise not be seen.
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‘Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989’ Review
Goran Hugo Olsson’s archival documentary “Israel Palestine on Swedish Television 1958-1989” excerpts three decades of public programs.