Sacha Jenkins’s documentary, about the variety show trailblazer and his commitment to Black performers in the Civil Rights era, will keep you hooked.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘Shari & Lamb Chop’: A Singular Talent Gets Her Due
Shari Lewis’s pioneering role in children’s television becomes clear in a new film that can be perfunctory about her life.
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‘Life After’ Review: What the End Means
The filmmaker Reid Davenport raises thorny questions about how the option of medically assisted death is presented to disabled people.
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In ‘Apocalypse in the Tropics,’ Director Petra Costa Examines Brazil’s Rightward Shift
The director Petra Costa examines a rightward shift in her country by zeroing in on the rise of a televangelist.
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In ‘Apocalypse in the Tropics,’ Director Petra Costa Examines Brazil’s Rightward Shift
The director Petra Costa examines a rightward shift in her country by zeroing in on the rise of a televangelist.
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‘Little, Big, and Far’ Review: Dwelling in the Cosmos
The experimental director Jem Cohen’s latest is an uncategorizable film about astronomers and humanity and love and the stars.
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‘Videoheaven’ Review: Rewinding the Tape
A documentary by Alex Ross Perry examines how movies and TV have portrayed video store culture.
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When Nobu Masuhisa Changed Sushi in America Forever
“I am so glad I didn’t give up on my life and kept going,” says the chef, who’s the subject of a new documentary about his remarkable career.
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Barbara Walters Film ‘Tell Me Everything’ Sticks to Highlights
“Tell Me Everything” is more of a puff piece than its subject might have liked, but the film is at its best examining TV journalism’s evolution.
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‘Afternoons of Solitude’ Review:
Albert Serra’s mesmerizing documentary about a bullfighter faithfully depicts a violent tradition and the specter of death that suffuses it.
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‘Natasha,’ a Film About a Murdered Russian Activist, Takes Its Own Risks
The widely condemned killing of Natalya Estemirova is the subject of a documentary that those involved say needed to take heed of the dangers of speaking out.