This documentary by Mike Figgis about Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” is at once expansive and intimate, and sometimes very revealing.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘Speak.’ Review: How to Debate Like a Pro
The art of persuasion — and the painstaking preparation for a national competition — is the focus of this moving documentary about high-school students.
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‘Predators’ Review: Busted for Social Good (and Maybe Ratings)
This probing, troubling documentary looks at the sociological implications of the series “To Catch a Predator.”
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‘In Whose Name?’ Review: The Ye Chronicles
Six years in the making, this new documentary traces Ye’s life of fame and fall from grace.
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At the Toronto Film Festival, the Art Form Is Alive and Thriving
Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice” and Agnieszka Holland’s “Franz” led a strong festival slate, even with clunkers like a Paula Deen documentary.
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‘Lost in the Jungle’: A Real-Life Thriller in Documentary Form
The movie peels back the layers of a headline story to find a complex tale, centuries in the making.
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‘Men of War’ Review: Soldier of Misfortune
The documentary recounts a slapdash attempt in 2020 to overthrow the president of Venezuela, led by a former Green Beret.
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Marc Jacobs and Sofia Coppola’s Very Stylish Friendship
Ms. Coppola’s first-ever documentary, unveiled at the Venice Film Festival, is an affectionate portrait of her decades-long bond with the designer.
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80 Movies to See This Fall: ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere,’ ‘Wicked: For Good’ and More
From the Springsteen biopic to the Timothée Chalamet table-tennis tale, there’s so much to look forward to.
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Charlie Sheen Is Ready to Tell You Everything
In a new memoir and documentary, the actor known for “Two and a Half Men,” “Platoon” and a debauched life that nearly killed him puts it all out there.
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The Spectacular Comeback Tour of Ross Ulbricht, the Founder of Silk Road
Ross Ulbricht, who created the Silk Road dark web marketplace and was serving a life sentence for drug distribution, has embarked on a strange and unexpected comeback after President Trump pardoned him in January.
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Fighting the Power, One Political Cartoon at a Time
“A Savage Art” looks at the life of the prizewinning Pat Oliphant and argues such work is “a serious expression of a political thought.”