A documentary tracks the tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson’s efforts to follow a hyper-regimented body care system.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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Three Great Documentaries to Stream
Picks this month include a Bob Dylan sleeper, a harrowing portrait of Syria, and Will Ferrell and Harper Steele’s road trip.
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‘From Ground Zero’ Review: An Inside View of Gaza
This collection of 22 shorts by Palestinian filmmakers presents on-the-ground accounts of life and death that might otherwise be ignored.
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Elton John’s Documentary ‘Never Too Late’ on Disney+
The star is in positive, future-looking mode in this Disney+ documentary, directed by his husband, David Furnish, and R.J. Cutler.
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The Year’s Best Under-the-Radar Streaming Films
Here are just a few of the year’s finest indies, documentaries and international selections, available to stream at this very minute.
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“No Other Land” and the Documentaries Without Distribution
Films about Israel and a union drive at Amazon are acclaimed Oscar hopefuls. But they are largely unavailable to American audiences.
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Maura Delpero’s Family Story Became Her Latest Movie
Maura Delpero’s film “Vermiglio,” which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, is inspired by her own family in Italy during World War II.
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Werner Herzog’s ‘Theater of Thought’ Explores the Mysteries of the Brain
In “Theater of Thought,” he talks to scientists and other experts about consciousness, quantum computing and whether parrots understand human speech.
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36 Things That Stuck With Us in 2024
The movie scenes, TV episodes, song lyrics and other moments that reporters, critics, editors and visual journalists in Culture couldn’t stop thinking about this year.
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Sundance Film Festival Unveils a Lineup Heavy on Politics
The annual event also makes room for a remake of the musical “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and the return of Justin Lin.
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‘The Bibi Files’ Review: The Case Against Netanyahu
This documentary about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel looks at the corruption investigation and his enduring grip on the government.
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‘Nature of the Crime’ Review: Yearning for a Second Chance
Two incarcerated men navigate parole boards in a documentary that asks the question: Should the guiding principle of criminal justice be retribution or rehabilitation?