A documentary about building an ark turns into a funny, thoughtful rumination on the nature of human preservation.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘The 2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films’ Review: Small Running Times, Large Themes
Many of this year’s films take a darker turn, but there is some levity among the bunch.
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‘Onlookers’ Review: Portraits of Picture Takers
This experimental nonfiction feature from Kimi Takesue aims to reflect on travel and tourism in Laos, but offers few striking images.
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‘God & Country’ Review: One Nation, Under the Cross
Dan Partland’s blunt documentary follows the rise of Christian nationalist voters and argues that they threaten pluralism and democracy.
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‘Wham!’ Documentary Had an Unusual Choice for a Director
The director Chris Smith was not a fan of the ’80s pop band when he decided to take on the project about George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley.
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‘Wham!’ Documentary Had an Unusual Choice for a Director
The director Chris Smith was not a fan of the ’80s pop band when he decided to take on the project about George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley.
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How ‘The Greatest Night in Pop’ Got the ’80s Right
The Netflix documentary revels in nostalgia. But the heart of the film spotlights the relationships between the pop superstars who recorded “We Are the World.”
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These Grandmas Are Going to the Oscars
In the documentary short “Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó,” Sean Wang chronicles the inner lives of his grandmothers. Now, the film is nominated for an Academy Award.
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‘The Space Race’ Review: Why Was NASA So White?
The days of shooting for the stars, interpreted through the stories of people of color whose aspirations were repeatedly thwarted.
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‘The Space Race’ Review: Why Was NASA So White?
The days of shooting for the stars, interpreted through the stories of people of color whose aspirations were repeatedly thwarted.
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New True Crime: ‘Lover, Stalker, Killer’ and ‘Mostly Harmless’
Two new movies reflect the range of quality in the booming genre. They also raise questions about why we are drawn to such stories.
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‘They Called Him Mostly Harmless’ Review: Digital Sleuthing
In this schematic HBO true-crime documentary, amateur detectives take the lead in the quest to identify the body of a male hiker.