Benjamin Flaherty discovered some disturbing tendencies in the addiction recovery industry. His documentary is upsetting and revelatory.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘Deepfaking Sam Altman’ Review: Altmanesque
A filmmaker who can’t secure an interview with the A.I. executive turns to technology for a solution.
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Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson to Star in ‘Fear of 13’ on Broadway
The play, about a man who spends decades on death row before being exonerated by DNA evidence, will have a 16-week run this spring.
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A Russian Videographer Reveals How Putin Shapes the Next Generation
Pavel Talankin was a school events coordinator and videographer. When Russia overhauled the curriculum to make students into patriotic soldiers, he kept his camera rolling. The footage became an Oscar-nominated film.
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Producers Guild Nominations Strengthen Oscar Odds for Five Films
“One Battle After Another,” “Sinners,” “Hamnet,” “Frankenstein” and “Marty Supreme” have now been recognized by all three major guilds.
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5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a film sequel to a beloved franchise and a documentary about the plight of polar bears.
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Amos Poe, New York’s No Wave Film Pioneer, Dies at 76
He documented the punk and post-punk music scene in the East Village, leading an independent film movement that was proudly unprofessional.
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2026 Directors Guild Nominations: ‘One Battle,’ ‘Sinners’
The films of Paul Thomas Anderson and Ryan Coogler have been competing all season. Also in the running are Guillermo del Toro, Josh Safdie and Chloé Zhao.
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‘Holding Liat’ Review: Hostage Situation
This unpredictable documentary follows a man and his family as they wait for news of his daughter and her husband, who were kidnapped in the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel.
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Arthur Cohn, Film Producer With an Oscar-Winning Touch, Dies at 98
Six of his movies received Academy Awards, including the Italian drama “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” and the trade-union strike documentary “American Dream.”
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Rosa von Praunheim, 83, Dies; Captured Gay Life in Germany on Film
His first feature-length movie, in 1971, was called his country’s “Stonewall moment,” for jump-starting a gay-rights movement. He became a leading voice of it.
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He’s Chevy Chase, and He’s Still Like That
The famously prickly comedian found a sympathetic adversary in the director of a CNN documentary about him. Their conversation with a reporter was … spirited.