In epic takes like “My Undesirable Friends” and playful biopics like “Pavements,” the vital art of the documentary is on full display.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘Food and Country’ Offers a Close Look at How America Feeds Itself
“Food and Country” argues that our food production systems don’t work and offers potential solutions.
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‘Blink’ Review: The Last Things They May See
In this travel documentary, two parents take their children on a spectacular world tour before a rare genetic condition may cause blindness.
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‘Intercepted’ Review: The Awful Intimacy of the War in Ukraine
In leaked phone calls home, Russian soldiers grapple with the war they’re waging. This new documentary sets the calls’ swagger and anguish against images of the invasion’s devastation.
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‘Patrice: The Movie’ Review: At a Crossroads
The emotional core of this crowd-pleasing documentary concerns a couple who cannot marry without jeopardizing their disability benefits.
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CNN Wades Back Into the Documentary Business
The network is again financing and releasing documentary series and films after backing away from the genre two years ago.
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Will Ferrell-Harper Steele Documentary Drops on Netflix
Will Ferrell and Harper Steele, a former “Saturday Night Live” writer, use a road trip to navigate their relationship now that she is out as a trans woman.
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‘We Will Dance Again’ Review: Remembering Oct. 7
In this documentary by Yariv Mozer, Israelis who attended the Nova music festival near the Gaza border describe how they survived the attack last year.
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‘Happy Clothes’ Review: Patricia Field Doc Is Pleasantly Chaotic
“Happy Clothes” covers her work on “Emily in Paris” and “Sex and the City,” as well as her time as a tastemaker in the 1970s and ’80s underground.
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The Life of Chuck’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award
This adaptation of a Stephen King novella stars Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Mark Hamill. “The Substance” and a Tragically Hip documentary also won.
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39 Movies to See This Fall: ‘Joker’ Sequel, Bob Dylan Biopic and More
From the “Joker” sequel and Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan biopic to a handful of festival darlings, it’s a jam-packed season. Plan accordingly.