The French-language version of a 1971 documentary by Patricio Guzmán is an extraordinary document of a nation in transition.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘Joyce Carol Oates’ Review: What’s She Thinking?
This generic documentary, subtitled “A Body in the Service of Mind,” is so fixated on canonizing its subject that it skirts around what makes her so intriguing: her peculiar and provocative ideas.
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‘Portrait of the Queen’ Review: Seeking Fresh Angles on a Familiar Face
This documentary attempts to give a unique look at Queen Elizabeth II by speaking to photographers who took portraits of her.
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‘Scout’s Honor’ Review: Uncovering a History of Abuse
This documentary, subtitled “The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America,” unveils the legacy organization’s habit of covering up cases of sexual abuse.
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Two Documentaries on School Integration Offer New Views of an Old Problem
Premiering in September, the films take very different looks at what has and hasn’t changed in the almost 70 years since Brown v. Board of Education.
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Nancy Buirski, Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker, Dies at 78
She won Emmy and Peabody Awards for “The Loving Story,” about a Virginia couple’s successful challenge to a ban on interracial marriage.
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Overlooked No More: Chick Strand, Pioneering Experimental Filmmaker
Often turning her lens on women, she emerged as one of independent cinema’s fiercest proponents on the West Coast.
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‘We Kill for Love’ Review: Soft-Core Erotica of the VCR Years
This documentary explores a narrow genre of direct-to-VHS soft-core thrillers that found a niche with the advent of video rentals and home viewing.
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Documentaries to Stream Now: ‘Primary,’ ‘4 Little Girls’ and More
This month’s picks include a look back at a presidential primary, a remembrance of the victims of a hate crime and an intriguing visit to a Northwest Atlantic island.
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Nicholas Hitchon, Who Aged 7 Years at a Time in ‘Up’ Films, Dies at 65
He was one of the original children profiled in “Seven Up!,” a 1964 British documentary, and reappeared in subsequent installments for more than a half-century.
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The Best True Crime Podcasts and Documentaries to Stream Now
Four picks across television, film and podcast that will take American viewers and listeners to places with vastly different systems and understandings of justice.
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A Crash Course in the Elephant 6 Recording Co.
A new documentary explores the lo-fi psychedelic music made by bands including Apples in Stereo, the Olivia Tremor Control and Neutral Milk Hotel.