Documentary

A New Bill Cunningham Doc Delightfully Captures His Artistry

By Stephanie Zacharek

‘This Is a Story of Hope.’ New Documentary Series College Behind Bars Follows Men and Women Working to Gain College Degrees While in Prison

By Madeleine Carlisle

How Documentaries Became the Hottest Genre of the Summer

By Stephanie Zacharek

What the Netflix Documentary ‘Bleeding Edge’ Gets Right About the Dangers of Medical Devices in America

By Alexandra Sifferlin
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Review: 'The King' Is Both an Elvis Presley Documentary and a Song for America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csXtdjsqYLM He divides and unifies, he inspires joy and indifference: There’s no one way to look at Elvis Presley and the explosion of change—musically, culturally, historically—he set off in mid-20th century America. More than 40...

By Stephanie Zacharek

When the Only Home You Know Becomes a Place You May Never See Again

America and Americans are many things, but I was reminded of how simultaneously bewildering, charming, generous and scary this place can be while watching a new documentary called This Is Home, about four Syrian refugee...

By Susanna Schrobsdorff

Dirty Money Brings Ambitious Investigative Journalism to Netflix

TV’s predominant format for investigative journalism has recently been the quasi-comedy bit: shows like HBO’s Last Week Tonight and TBS’s Full Frontal expose policy issues by making light of them. But a new Netflix series...

By Daniel D’Addario

The Genius of Manolo Blahnik Is on Full Display in The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards

You may not be able to afford the shoes, but Michael Roberts’ documentary may bring you almost as much delight

By Stephanie Zacharek

Review: Charming, Ramshackle Documentary School Life Traces a Year at an Irish Boarding School

Everybody who got anything out of school has a favorite teacher, a person who drew out hidden qualities that you, in your ignorant youth, didn’t even know were qualities. More often than not, those favorite...

By Stephanie Zacharek

4 Things We Learned From the New Documentary About Whitney Houston

From her marriage to motherhood

By Cady Lang

What You Should Know About the Pro-Vegan Netflix Film 'What the Health'

The recent pro-vegan Netflix documentary, What the Health, is under fire from nutrition experts. The film, which is co-directed by Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn—the creators of another Netflix documentary, Cowspiracy—and co-produced by actor Joaquin...

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Review: In Step, Portraits of Determination and Dance

Realistically, it’s probably not possible to dance your cares away. But the determination of these girls makes you believe in it.

By Stephanie Zacharek

What These Filmmakers Learned From 1,000 Hours of Footage of Ronald Reagan

Plus, see a clip from the new documentary 'The Reagan Show'

By Lily Rothman

How World War I Helped Women Win the Right to Vote

Two clips from a new American Experience documentary showcase the work of Alice Paul and Jane Addams

By Lily Rothman

The Art of Photographing Animals Like Humans

“I’m tired of language,” says photographer Robin Schwartz. “With animals you don’t have to use language.”Since childhood Schwartz has documented her close connection to animals in images that reveal the complexities of domestication. Her attraction...

By Paul Moakley

Exclusive: See the Trailer for Netflix's New Documentary About World War II and Hollywood

Five Came Back launches March 31

By Lily Rothman

Henry Louis Gates Jr. on How Africa Has Always Been Ahead of Its Time

Plus, see an exclusive clip from his upcoming doc 'Africa's Great Civilizations'

By Olivia B. Waxman

Why Maya Angelou Matters More Than Ever

A new documentary has a lot to teach us

By Jeffrey Kluger

Review: Kedi Is a Love Letter to the Cats (and Humans) of Istanbul

With terrific empathy and a stylish eye, director Ceyda Torun documents the lives of Turkish street kitties—and the locals who love them

By Stephanie Zacharek

Gigi Gorgeous On Her Documentary: 'It's a Raw Look Into My Life'

The documentary chronicles the transgender star's journey, from childhood to living life both as a YouTube star and a woman

By Katy Steinmetz
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