Sandi DuBowski’s documentary about Rabbi Amichai Lau-Levie observes the making of a Jewish identity.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘Porcelain War’ Review: A Defiant Dispatch From Ukraine
A new documentary follows artists in wartime, on and off the battlefield.
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‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’ Review: Chronicling Apartheid and Beyond
Raoul Peck looks at the compelling South African photographer, who died in 1990, whose work gets a second life onscreen.
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‘Bread & Roses’ Review: A Spirit of Resistance
Three Afghan women struggle for rights in Sahra Mani’s documentary of life under Taliban rule today.
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‘A Photographic Memory’ Review: The Imperfect Past
A daughter hunts for the mother she never knew in an extraordinary, elegiac documentary.
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The Best True Crime to Stream: The Fame Monster
Across television, film and podcasting, here are four picks that explore lesser-discussed crimes involving celebrities.
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Allee Willis Documentary Sheds Light on Songwriter for Earth, Wind & Fire and ‘Friends’
‘The World According to Allee Willis’ shines a light on a musical artist whose creative spirit wasn’t limited to one genre or even to music.
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‘Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes’ Review: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
A new documentary traces Humphrey Bogart’s development from stage actor to the embodiment of brooding cinematic cool.
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‘Larger Than Life: Reign of the Boybands’ Review: The Wrong Stuff
The boy band stories in Tamra Davis’s documentary rarely intersect in a way that builds a meaningful or compelling perspective.
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How Trump Divides Chinese Who Aspire for Democracy
A new HBO documentary about opposition to autocrats says a lot about the complex politics the president-elect inspires for people fleeing countries.
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Netflix’s Martha Stewart Documentary Says She Was the Original Influencer. Was She?
The new Netflix documentary “Martha” examines the homemaking diva’s illustrious, and complicated, career and personal life.