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Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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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.
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‘Lover, Stalker, Killer’ Review: True Crime With Lots of Twists
This documentary directed by Sam Hobkinson focuses on a jump back into the dating pool that soon turns horrific.
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‘Ennio’ Review: Morricone and His Mastery of Film Scores
A lively, absorbing documentary about the Italian composer whose music is featured in hundreds of movies, from “A Fistful of Dollars” to “Kill Bill.”
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3 Celebrity Documentaries Worth Your Time
The typical star biography avoids warts. But there are films that combine critical takes with a better understanding of their subjects’ cultural import.
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‘Not a Pretty Picture’: A Director’s Unflinching Response to Trauma
Anthology Film Archives is screening a new 4K restoration of Martha Coolidge’s 1976 docudrama about date rape.
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Joel Embiid Wants the African Diaspora to Flourish Onscreen
“I’ve always been passionate about storytelling,” said the N.B.A. star, whose production studio will create a documentary about Memphis Depay’s success on the Dutch soccer team.
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‘The Greatest Night in Pop’ Review: They Were the World
This documentary shows the highlights of the recording session for the charity song “We Are the World,” which assembled a who’s who of pop celebrities.
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Sundance Film Festival Ends With Plenty of Sales, Despite Slow Start
The festival, seen as a barometer for the overall health of the film industry, featured several movies and documentaries snatched up by studios and streaming services.
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Sundance Documentaries: ‘Eternal You,’ ‘Ibelin’ and More
Festival documentaries ranged across the genre map, but several explored the lengths we’ll go to communicate with lost loved ones.
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Why the Documentary Oscar Race Is the Most Unpredictable One
All five nominees are international features focused on geopolitical events, and three are directed by women.