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Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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A Photographer’s Romantic Black-and-White Landscapes
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‘Meet Me in the Bathroom’ Review: New York’s Last Rock Renaissance
The New York Times – Movies:The post-post punk New York rock scene gets an archival retrospective in this documentary.
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‘Good Night Oppy’ Review: Life (Kind of) on Mars
The New York Times – Movies:NASA’s Opportunity and Spirit rovers didn’t shoot cinematic-quality footage of Mars, but this documentary offers the next-best thing.
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‘Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me’ Review: An Honest Portrait of Stardom
The New York Times – Movies:Sincere and soul-baring, the documentary, directed by Alek Keshishian, captures Gomez’s challenges with mental illness, lupus and fame.
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‘God Forbid’ Review: An Affair With Political Implications
The New York Times – Movies:The Hulu documentary covers a high-profile affair involving a pool attendant and the prominent evangelical couple Becki Falwell and Jerry Falwell Jr.
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Stream These Three Great Documentaries
The New York Times – Movies:This month’s selections include a look at an infamous shower scene, an unexpected triplets story and a rat-populated journey.
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Kyrie Irving Rebuked for Linking to Antisemitic Documentary
The New York Times – Sports:Irving, the Nets guard, posted a link on Twitter to a documentary that promotes antisemitic tropes. Joe Tsai, the Nets owner, said he was “disappointed.”
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CNN Cuts Back on Original Series and Films
The New York Times – Business:Acquired and commissioned documentary movies and TV shows like ‘Navalny’ and ‘Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy’ are going away.
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‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ Review: In His Own Words
The New York Times – Music:Personal tapes and letters bring fresh insights into the jazz great as a musician and a Black man.
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‘Descendant’ Review: The Fates of a Ship and its Captives
The New York Times – Movies:This documentary recounts the salvaging of the Clotilda, the last known ship to bring enslaved Africans to America, and tracks down their progeny.
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‘All That Breathes’ Review: Hope Is the Thing With Feathers
The New York Times – Movies:Shaunak Sen’s poetic documentary chronicles the efforts of three New Delhi men to help the city’s birds of prey.
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‘The Fire that Took Her’ Review: An Unflinching Portrait of Pain
The New York Times – Movies:This documentary charts the case of Judy Malinowski, a young mother who suffered debilitating burns after being set on fire by a man she had dated.