Ciaran Cassidy’s film revisits an Irish television show that judged stay-at-home moms on budgeting and appearance.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘Chaos: The Manson Murders’ Review: All You Ever Knew is Suspect
Errol Morris returns to his main obsessions — evil and delusion — in a new Netflix documentary about the famous murders.
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‘No Other Land,’ Whose Politics Deterred Distributors, Wins Best Documentary
In their acceptance speeches, the Israeli and Palestinian co-directors called for “serious actions to stop the injustice.”
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These Films See People the Way They See Themselves
RaMell Ross subverts our gaze, breaking the conventional frame in “Nickel Boys” as he did in his documentary “Hale County This Morning, This Evening.”
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Why Japanese Oscar Contender ‘Black Box Diaries’ Isn’t Being Shown in Japan
Shiori Ito’s searing indictment of Japan’s justice system in handling sexual assault cases is nominated for best documentary feature at Sunday’s Academy Awards.
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A Guide to the Documentary Oscar Nominees
A quick guide to the nominated films and why you should watch them.
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‘Becoming Katharine Graham’ Review: A Newspaper Leader, in Her Voice
The sibling filmmakers George and Teddy Kunhardt use a straightforward approach in this documentary about the Washington Post publisher, letting a pioneer shine.
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2025 New York International Children’s Film Festival
Girls prevailing against the odds is one theme that has surfaced among the 13 features and 79 short films in this year’s festival in New York.
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‘We Beat the Dream Team’ Puts a Twist on the Sports Movie Formula
This film tells the story of the college players who defeated the 1992 U.S. men’s basketball team, filled with N.B.A. All-Stars, during a scrimmage before the Olympics.
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‘Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse’ Review: Graphic Doom
In this straightforward documentary, the acclaimed cartoonist reflects on his Holocaust memoir, “Maus,” and other masterworks of subversion.
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“No Other Land” Is the Oscar-Nominated Film That No Studio Will Touch
“No Other Land,” about the destruction of a village in the occupied West Bank, is one of the year’s most acclaimed films. Still, U.S. studios are unwilling to distribute it.
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A New Documentary Uncovers One of Pop’s Tragic Mysteries: Q Lazzarus
Her haunting song “Goodbye Horses” had a star turn in “The Silence of the Lambs,” but the enigmatic artist behind it seemingly vanished for decades after.