Category: Documentary Films and Programs

‘The Pez Outlaw’ Review: Sweet and Lowdown

The New York Times – Movies:
A purveyor of candy contraband becomes a black market hero in this blithe, lighthearted documentary.
‘The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile’ Review: The Evolution of a Country Star

The New York Times – Music:
A close-up of the singers’ collaboration at Sunset Sound that led to Tucker receiving two Grammys.
‘Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power’ Review: Demystifying the Male Gaze

The New York Times – Movies:
Directed by Nina Menkes, the film is a distressingly prescriptive documentary aimed at unpacking the patriarchal ways of seeing that have dominated the history of cinema.
‘Year One: A Political Odyssey’ Review: Biden by the Numbers

The New York Times – Movies:
Despite the insider access, a documentary about the president’s first year in office is short on intriguing tidbits.
‘Mama’s Boy’ Review: Mother and Son Pave the Way Forward

The New York Times – Movies:
In this documentary, the Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black looks at how his relationship with his mother motivated his L.G.B.T.Q. activism.
‘Sepa, Nuestro Señor de los Milagros’ Review: A Prison in the Jungle

The New York Times – Movies:
A documentary from the 1980s, now premiering in a restored version, is an eye-opening visit to a Peruvian penal colony.
‘Eternal Spring’ Review: When State TV Got Hijacked

The New York Times – Movies:
Two decades after members of Falun Gong took over local television programming in Changchun, China, a documentary looks back.
‘The Picture Taker’ Review: Civil Rights Photographer and F.B.I. Informant

The New York Times – Movies:
The documentary, by the director of “Who Killed Malcolm X?,” is a compelling biography of Ernest Withers, whose photographs helped chronicle Black history.
‘Sell/Buy/Date’ Review: The Topic of Sex Work, From All Sides

The New York Times – Movies:
In Sarah Jones’s engaging film about the sex trade, everyone has a say.