A 1970s submarine recovery operation by the C.I.A. is the subject of this documentary, which prioritizes the excitement of undercover work over any serious consideration of the agency’s legacy.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘26.2 to Life’ Review: Running in Circles
Christine Yoo’s new documentary follows the inmates of San Quentin Prison in California who train to run a grueling marathon inside its yard.
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‘Paul Robeson’ Review: A Tribute to an Entertainment Titan
The film’s subtitle is drawn from one of the performer’s quotes in his autobiography “Here I Stand”: “I’m a Negro. I’m an American.”
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‘The Saint of Second Chances’ Review: Baseball Inferno
This documentary from Morgan Neville and Jeff Malmberg reconsiders the troubled career of Mike Veeck, a son of the M.L.B. impresario Bill Veeck.
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‘Superpower’ Review: Sean Penn Chronicles the War in Ukraine
This documentary, which Penn directed with Aaron Kaufman, includes Penn’s interview with the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on the first day of Russia’s invasion.
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‘Radical Wolfe’ Review: The Substance of Style
This by-the-book documentary about Tom Wolfe, a pioneer of the New Journalism movement, can hardly match the stylistic flair that made the writer famous.
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‘Lift’ Review: The Choreography of Mentoring Young Talents
In this documentary, ballet has life-changing power for three New York dancers whose toughest struggles are not matters of technique.
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‘Invisible Beauty’ Review: The Battle to Diversify
This documentary presents a vision of the fashion industry through the eyes of Bethann Hardison — a model, agent and champion of Black representation.
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‘Mr. Jimmy’ Review: Trying for That Perfect Page Re-Creation
Akio Sakurai is obsessed with sounding exactly like the Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. This documentary plumbs the depths of his devotion.
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‘Canary’ Review: Tracking Lonnie Thompson’s Findings
A documentary traces the efforts of Dr. Lonnie Thompson, a scientist who starting collecting evidence of global warming in the 1970s.
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Documentary on New York City’s 1970s Fiscal Crisis Wins Film Prize
A documentary about the city’s fiscal crisis of the 1970s, co-directed by the son of one of its saviors, wins the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film.
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Talking Heads on the Return of ‘Stop Making Sense’
The 40th-anniversary restoration of a great concert film is a funk spectacle. It has also united the band, which split in 1991, to discuss a landmark achievement.