In this documentary, Michal Weits tries to process her ideas about her great-grandfather Joseph Weits, who was regarded as the father of Israeli forests.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘BS High’ Review: Greed and Football
A saga of high school football players taken advantage of by a dubious start-up is played for entertainment in this flawed documentary.
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‘Bella!’ Review: Taking the Fight to the Streets and the House
The jam-packed documentary “Bella!” hustles to chronicle the pioneering political career of the New York congresswoman Bella Abzug.
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‘Billion Dollar Heist’ Review: How to Rob a Bank, Digitally
This documentary chronicles a 2016 digital bank heist by pairing commentary from cybersecurity experts with a toolbox of visualization techniques.
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CrossFit Games Documentaries Have Become Surprise Hits
A series of films about the annual CrossFit Games, enthusiastically embraced by the niche fitness community, have become surprise hits on streaming platforms.
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‘Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback’ Review: Fully in the Building
Elvis Presley’s 1968 TV special showcased the king of rock ‘n’ roll in his unadulterated glory. A new documentary shows how it happened.
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‘Untold: Hall of Shame’ Review: Cheaters Never Prosper
An infamous sports-world doping scandal is related with insight in this compelling, albeit slight, Netflix documentary.
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‘The Last Waltz’ With Robbie Robertson Is One of Rock’s Great Docs
The film capturing the Band’s final performance in 1976 is a showcase for the group’s main songwriter and guitarist, Robbie Robertson. And for some, that was a problem.
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‘Sound of the Police’ Review: The Silence and the Fury
This documentary dives into the nation’s outrageous history of the policing of Black citizens by touching on the 2022 killing of Amir Locke.
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‘Aurora’s Sunrise’ Review: A Patchwork Record of the Armenian Genocide
This standout documentary combines archival footage and animated re-enactments to share one survivor’s memories.
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‘King Coal’ Review: A View From Appalachia
A coal miner’s daughter turned filmmaker profiles a region’s relationship with fossil fuel and presents a eulogy for a way of life.