The producer and musician gets the biographical documentary treatment — with an unexpected twist.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘Daytime Revolution’ Review: Coffee and Counterculture
John Lennon and Yoko Ono invade middle-American living rooms in this cute but shallow documentary.
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‘The Menendez Brothers’ Review: Reframing a Case
To the extent this documentary about Lyle and Erik Menendez has appeal, it is of the tabloid variety.
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‘Pavements,’ ‘My Undesirable Friends’ and Other Documentaries at New York Film Festival
In epic takes like “My Undesirable Friends” and playful biopics like “Pavements,” the vital art of the documentary is on full display.
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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.