Category: Documentary Films and Programs

‘Jurassic Punk’ Review: Making Digital Dinosaurs Walk

The New York Times – Movies:
This documentary looks at the computer animation innovator Steve Williams.
‘The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari’ Review: A Seismic Tragedy

The New York Times – Movies:
A Netflix documentary recounts the eruption of an active volcano off the coast of New Zealand that left several tourist groups struggling to survive.
‘Nelly & Nadine’ Review: An Unlikely Love, an Unlikely Record

The New York Times – Movies:
A family archive provides intimate records of a love affair that began between two women imprisoned in the Ravensbrück concentration camp.
‘See You Friday, Robinson’ Review: Dear Godard

The New York Times – Movies:
In Mitra Farahani’s film, Jean-Luc Godard and the Iranian writer-director Ebrahim Golestan undertake an epistolary dialogue, puttering and pondering at their homes.
Artist or Artifice: Who Is Adam Himebauch?

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Through a digital performance and gallery show, the painter meticulously creates the persona of an older, acclaimed artist. The hoax has kept the art crowd guessing.
‘Make People Better’ Review: Clear Science, Confusing Storytelling

The New York Times – Movies:
This muddy documentary dives into a complex story of genomic discovery, biomedical ethics and covert dealings.
Lloyd Newman, Teenage Chronicler of ‘Ghetto Life,’ Dies at 43

The New York Times – Business:
He and LeAlan Jones recorded stories of life and death in a Chicago housing project for NPR, winning a Peabody Award and inspiring the birth of StoryCorps.
‘Pelosi in the House’ Review: Keeping Her House in Order

The New York Times – Movies:
This HBO documentary, directed by Nancy Pelosi’s daughter Alexandra Pelosi, goes behind the scenes with the House speaker.
These Soccer and World Cup Movies Have Big Goals

The New York Times – Movies:
Soccer movies are often eclectic and at times unclassifiable, drawing from multiple continents and genres.
Alexandra Pelosi on Filming Her Mother, Nancy Pelosi, on Jan. 6

The New York Times – Movies:
The documentary had long been in the works and was nearly finished before Paul Pelosi was assaulted at home. The events together have left the director shaken.
‘Harry & Meghan’ Has All the Intimacy of Instagram

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The new Netflix series portrays the ex-royals with a soft filter and a lack of surprise. But some will still find it aspirational.
The Villain So Far in ‘Harry & Meghan’? Not the Royal Family.

The New York Times – Business:
Harry and Meghan focused their ire in their Netflix documentary on the tabloids they say have hounded them out of remorseless greed and scarcely concealed racism.