The documentary “Wild Life” tells the story of Kristine Tompkins, a former chief executive who retired at 43 and moved to South America for love and conservation.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘Personality Crisis: One Night Only’ Review: New York Droll
David Johansen, once the lead singer for the New York Dolls, proves a first-rate raconteur in this documentary co-directed by Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi.
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‘Wild Life’ Review: Their Land Is Our Land
This documentary looks at the efforts of Kristine McDivitt Tompkins and Douglas Tompkins to preserve stretches of land in Argentina and Chile.
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‘Honorable Men’ Review: The Trials of a Prime Minister
It would take an eight- or 10-hour mini-series to deal with all the issues this documentary raises about the legal travails of Ehud Olmert, the former prime minister of Israel.
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‘De Humani Corporis Fabrica’ Review: Showing What We’re Made Of
This eye-opening film from Verena Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor immerses us in the landscapes and textures of the human body, as encountered in French hospitals.
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‘The Lost Weekend: A Love Story’ Review: When John Lennon Strayed
There’s not much Lennon music heard in this doc about his affair with May Pang, and given how much Pang trashes his wife, Yoko Ono, it’s no surprise it was withheld.
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‘The Plains’ Review: Road to Somewhere
This experimental film pulls together excerpts from 11 evening commutes, as a man drives from the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, toward the city’s center.
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Once the Prince of Tennis and a Prison Inmate, Boris Becker Starts Again
Becker, who is featured in a new documentary, is beginning a third act after serving eight months in prison. “I’m sort of in late summer, fall of my life,” he said.
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‘Alan Pakula: Going for Truth’ Review: A Hollywood Memorial for a Friend
A heartfelt documentary about the director of such celebrated films as “All the President’s Men” has the feel of an A-list memorial service.
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‘Sam Now’ Review: When Mom Leaves
Sensitive and surprising, Reed Harkness’s documentary follows the reverberations in his family after their mother abruptly departs.
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‘Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now’ Review: Breakout Crooner in Meta Form
The Scottish musician’s infectious presence makes every familiar documentary trick here go down easy.
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‘Living with Chucky’ Review: What a Doll
This documentary takes a personal look at the legacy of one of horror’s most lasting and loved villains.