Category: Documentary Films and Programs

‘Last Night in New York’ Review: A Social Chronicler Explains Himself

The New York Times – Movies:
A slew of well-off New Yorkers, many of them not very nice, sing the praises of their “Boswell,” David Patrick Columbia, in a new documentary.
‘Mixtape Trilogy’ Review: Powerful Music, but a Less Powerful Film

The New York Times – Music:
A scholar, an architect and an Indigo Girls superfan talk about the musical artists that inspire them in Kathleen Ermitage’s documentary.
‘Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over’ Review: A Trailblazer Gets Her Flowers

The New York Times – Music:
This documentary tries to do justice to a six-decade career in 95 minutes, which proves challenging.
‘Love in the Time of Fentanyl’ Review: Heartbreak, Death and Hope in Vancouver

The New York Times – Movies:
To combat the overdose crisis, a group that includes former and current users open a safe consumption site where shooting up does not have to mean death.
‘Body Parts’ Review: Even Sex Scenes Have Rules

The New York Times – Movies:
The documentary features performers and filmmakers discussing onscreen nudity and sex, but offers little on the subject of sexual exploitation.
‘Pamela, a Love Story’ Review: A Frank Look Back

The New York Times – Movies:
This documentary from Ryan White rewinds, to powerful effect, on Pamela Anderson’s life and fame.
Which Sundance Movies Could Follow ‘CODA’ to the Oscars?

The New York Times – Movies:
Jonathan Majors in “Magazine Dreams” and Teyana Taylor in “A Thousand and One,” among others, could make the journey from Park City to the Dolby Theater.
Sundance Film Festival 2023: Standout Movies

The New York Times – Movies:
Dramas about couples (“Cat Person”) and families (“A Thousand and One”) tackle complex lives; documentaries on Judy Blume and Nikki Giovanni entertain.
‘A Thousand and One’ and Nikki Giovanni Documentary Win at Sundance Film Festival

The New York Times – Movies:
Other prizes go to “Scrapper,” about a British girl and her estranged father, and “The Eternal Memory,” about a Chilean couple coping with Alzheimer’s.
‘The Mission’ Review: A Substantial Service Undertaking

The New York Times – Movies:
Mormon teenagers travel to Finland for missionary service in this documentary that struggles to offer new insights.
‘Filmmakers for the Prosecution’ Review: Exposing Third Reich Atrocities

The New York Times – Movies:
Jean-Christophe Klotz’s documentary retraces the steps of two men tasked with gathering evidence for the Nuremberg trials.
Sundance, Once a Hotbed for Film Deals, Tries to Find Its Footing

The New York Times – Movies:
The kind of independent movies that the festival showcases have struggled at the box office, spurring worries about what the market would be like this year.