Category: Documentary Films and Programs

‘Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero’ Review: A Hip-Hop Trailblazer

The documentary, streaming on Max, follows the queer singer-rapper on the road and at home, but the best scenes by far are when he is onstage.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard and the Big Shift in True Crime

Not long ago, true crime storytellers had little in the way of first-person footage captured in real time to rely on. Now, as much of our daily lives are documented, the genre is transforming.
Ruth Ashton Taylor, Early Radio and TV Newswoman, Dies at 101

In the late 1940s, she was the only woman working on radio documentaries for CBS’s Edward R. Murrow. In Los Angeles, she was a pioneering newscaster and anchor.
Depardieu Sexual Assault Suit Dropped Over Statute of Limitations

Hélène Darras, a French actress, had accused Gérard Depardieu of groping her in 2007 on a movie set. A separate investigation of the actor is proceeding, Paris prosecutors said.
Menachem Daum, Filmmaker Who Explored the World of Hasidim, Dies at 77

His acclaimed documentary, “A Life Apart,” presented a complex portrait of a religious group usually depicted as somber and impenetrable.
‘Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest’ Review: A Barrier-Breaking Ascent

This documentary tells the story of Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, the first Nepali woman to summit Earth’s highest mountain.
‘June’ Review: More Than Johnny Cash’s Wife

A new documentary by Kristen Vaurio details the life and career of the singer-songwriter, who was a member of country music royalty.
‘Apolonia, Apolonia’ Review: A Whole Life in Art

The painter Apolonia Sokol is the ostensible subject of a wide-ranging documentary about life itself.
‘Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got’ Review: A Lens on a Jazz Luminary

Brigitte Berman’s dazzling 1985 look at the self-taught virtuoso clarinetist and bandleader is showing after a restoration.
‘Down in the Delta’ at 25: When Maya Angelou Considered Reverse Migration

The memoirist’s sentimental film speaks to Black Americans returning to the South.
‘Down in the Delta’ at 25: When Maya Angelou Considered Reverse Migration

The memoirist’s sentimental film speaks to Black Americans returning to the South.
‘Occupied City’ Review: Mapping the Holocaust, Street by Street

In his four-and-half-hour documentary, the British director Steve McQueen charts the fate of Amsterdam’s Jewish population during the Nazi occupation.