Jeremy Workman’s documentary looks back at a project that may sound like a joke but had serious underpinnings.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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The Best True Crime to Stream: 1970s and ’80s Kidnappings
Across television, film and podcasting, here are five stories of child abductions that shook parents across the United States.
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‘Art for Everybody’ Review: The Hidden Life of the ‘Painter of Light’
Thomas Kinkade turned himself into a ubiquitous brand — but there was more to him than that, a new documentary shows.
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How ‘No Other Land’ Became an Unlikely Box Office Success
The Oscar-winning documentary has surpassed $2 million at the box office despite the lack of a traditional distribution deal.
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Three Great Documentaries to Stream
In this month’s picks, sheep, shirkers and coup d’état soundtracks.
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Girls to the Front: Punk Pioneers Are Coming to Lincoln Center
The institution’s annual American Songbook series honors “singer outsiders” including Fanny and Poly Styrene in events curated by Kathleen Hanna and Tamar-kali.
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The Comedian Who Anticipated Our Reality-Bent World
A new documentary shows how Andy Kaufman’s upside-down world of anti-comedy prefigured our own.
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In ‘Meanwhile,’ a Nation Remembers to Breathe
The director Catherine Gund fuses work from multiple artists with archival footage and interviews to craft an exploration of Black resilience.
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Florida Mayor Threatens Cinema Over Israeli-Palestinian Film
The mayor of Miami Beach wants to end the lease of a group renting a city-owned property because it is screening the Academy Award-winning “No Other Land” there.
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‘Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna’ Review: Confusing Accounts
The Hulu documentary challenges ideas around who is responsible for the death of the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust.”
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Five International Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a documentary about a Nigerian college film club, a Chinese noir about a man and his dog, a wry Quebecois comedy about adultery and more.
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Jonas Mekas, Master of Avant-Garde Film, Shows His Tender Side
Mekas’s diaristic film clips, left behind when he died, fuel a new documentary that renders an intimate portrait of a man who often trafficked in the abstract.