For his 44th documentary, Frederick Wiseman journeys to the French countryside to examine the workings of a family-owned, Michelin-starred restaurant.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘Stamped From the Beginning’ Review: Examining Racist Thought
The documentary, based on Ibram X. Kendi’s 2016 book, looks at the ugly history of anti-Black ideology.
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The Best True Crime to Stream: Family Matters
Four picks from television, films and podcasts that show blood is not always thicker than water.
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‘Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later’ Review: Trailblazers Revisited
This documentary from Daniel Peddle offers an update on the transmasculine people of color who participated in ballroom culture in the 1990s.
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‘JFK: What the Doctors Saw’ Review: A Clinical Take
Barbara Shearer’s documentary unpacks the medical opinions of physicians who treated John F. Kennedy in Dallas.
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‘The Disappearance of Shere Hite’ Review: The Feminist Mystique
Nicole Newnham’s documentary charts the life and times of the feminist Shere Hite, whose pioneering research on women’s sexuality earned her both fame and notoriety.
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‘The Stones and Brian Jones’ Review: Sympathy for a Founding Rocker
A new documentary looks back at Jones’s rise and fall, but also underlines his crucial strand in the Rolling Stones’ DNA.
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‘Beckham,’ ‘Sly’ and the Challenge of Objective Filmmaking
“The Last Dance” — the Michael Jordan-backed documentary about, well, him — has inspired several celebrities to commission their own biographical films.
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Harry Potter Stuntman Tells His Story in a New Documentary
In a new documentary, David Holmes, a stunt performer in the ‘Harry Potter’ films, recalls his life before and after a harrowing accident on set that left him paralyzed.
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Orin O’Brien Broke Barriers in Music but Doesn’t Want Center Stage
A new documentary tells the story of Orin O’Brien, a double bassist who became the only woman in the New York Philharmonic when she joined in 1966 and helped open doors for others.
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‘David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived’ Review: Harry Potter’s Stunt Wizard
A documentary looks at the friendship that formed during the Harry Potter movies between Daniel Radcliffe and his main stunt double, who was seriously injured in 2009.
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Lady Bird Johnson Documentary Presents a First Lady in Her Own Words
“The Lady Bird Diaries” depicts the former first lady as a mass of contradictions.