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  1. 9/11
    How Do You Tell John Walker Lindh’s Story?Even 20 years after his capture, no one wants to talk about the “American Taliban.” Greg Barker made a documentary about him anyway.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  2. trailer mix
    LuLaRich Trailer: MLM Moms Wake Up and Smell the Stinky LeggingsA “true-comedy” docuseries from the creators of Hulu’s Fyre Fraud.
    By Zoe Haylock
  3. documentary
    How Do You Make a Movie About Hitler in 2021?The Meaning of Hitler’s Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein discuss releasing a doc about the legacy of Nazism in our post-Trump COVID era.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  4. documentaries
    Lena Waithe Is Gonna Make It (a Mary Tyler Moore Documentary) After AllThe documentary will be directed by James Adolphus.
    By Rebecca Alter
  5. cannes 2021
    Val Kilmer Is Finally the Main CharacterThe actor says he’s been filming himself for decades, and now his footage is a surprising and strange documentary, Val.
    By Rachel Handler
  6. sports
    The Perfect Documentary to Watch Ahead of the OlympicsNaomi Osaka opens up about the pressure of being one of the world’s most influential athletes in a new Netflix series.
    By Olivia Evans
  7. music documentaries
    What’s Really Worth Remembering About 1971’s Historic Year in MusicAsif Kapadia’s Apple TV+ documentary is just a more serious I Love the ‘70s, a fun and often compelling walk down memory lane.
    By Brady Gerber
  8. oral history
    The Oral History of Madonna’s Truth or DareMadonna’s seminal 1991 documentary had few precedents. That’s why it can’t be replicated today.
    By Matthew Jacobs
  9. #freebritney
    Britney Spears Says She Felt ‘Embarrassed’ by NYT DocumentaryShe shared her thoughts on Instagram.
    By Charu Sinha
  10. movie review
    Acasa, My Home Shows the Poetry and Peril of a Life Off the GridA beautiful, bittersweet documentary from Romania.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  11. trailer mix
    The Trailer for Netflix’s Shawn Mendes Doc Is a Himbo ElegyWatch the trailer for the Netflix documentary
    By Rebecca Alter
  12. movie review
    In the Extraordinary Doc Time, a Family Chronicles Two Decades of IncarcerationGarrett Bradley’s remarkable film folds together years of home-movie footage to provide a glimpse into activist Fox Rich’s fight for her family.
    By Alison Willmore
  13. tv review
    Challenger: The Final Flight Unpacks a Moment of American Hope and HeartbreakIn revisiting the tragedy of 1986’s space shuttle explosion, the new Netflix docuseries draws out some compelling parallels to our present.
    By Jen Chaney
  14. k-pop docs
    Blackpink: Light Up the Sky to Light Up Netflix This OctoberThe documentary comes out just two weeks after the release of the K-pop girl group’s debut album.
    By Chris Murphy
  15. movie review
    Class Action Park Forces Us to Wrestle With Toxic NostalgiaThe HBO Max documentary starts out a fun flashback to a recklessly operated theme park, but it says something deeper about America’s nature.
    By Jen Chaney
  16. filmmaking
    I’ll Be Gone in the Dark and the Power of Point of ViewVeteran documentary filmmaker Liz Garbus breaks down the process behind the HBO miniseries’ delicate balance of true crime and personal trauma.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  17. chat room
    On the Record Directors Discuss Allegations, Oprah and What Me Too Didn’t ChangeKirby Dick and Amy Ziering talk Russell Simmons and their unexpected split with their powerful producer: “We had no idea how this would turn out.”
    By Alison Willmore
  18. documentary
    This 107-Year-Old Viral-Star Grandma Has Some Advice for YouIn her second century, Louise “Nonnie” Bonito is still making meatballs and refusing to dwell on the negative.
    As told to Lisa Addario
  19. documentary
    Inside Brighton Beach’s Babushka Beauty PageantFor the past 19 years, the Your Highness Grandmother pageant has culled the best and the brightest of Brooklyn’s grandmas.
    By Hailey Benton Gates
  20. movie review
    The Painter and the Thief Is a Sexy, Strange Not-Quite-Love StoryAn artist finds a muse in the man who stole her work in this arresting documentary, now on Hulu, VOD, and in theaters.
    By Alison Willmore
  21. movie review
    Michelle Obama Doc Becoming Is a Guarded Look at Life After the White HouseThe new film, part of the Obamas’ deal with Netflix, shows the former First Lady reveling in the freedom to not engage.
    By Alison Willmore
  22. movie review
    You Could Watch Beastie Boys Story, But Really, Why Not Just Read Their Book?Spike Jonze’s Apple TV+ documentary, featuring Mike D and Ad-Rock, is a surprisingly staid act of fan service.
    By Alison Willmore
  23. trailer mix
    Crip Camp Trailer: A Salute to the Summer Getaway That Spawned a MovementThe Barack and Michelle Obama–produced documentary premieres on Netflix this month.
    By Amanda Gordon
  24. my single is dropping
    Taylor Swift’s New Song ‘Only the Young’ Encourages Fans to Get PoliticalHer single from the Miss Americana soundtrack is out now.
    By Zoe Haylock
  25. martin margiela
    Margiela Finally Comes Out of HidingThe designer allows his voice — but not his face — to be used in a new documentary.
    By Cathy Horyn
  26. movies
    Young Ralph Lauren Was Such a CharmerA new HBO documentary captures the designer’s life, and many good looks.
    By Emilia Petrarca
  27. movie review
    The Jesus Is King Movie Is for Kanye Completists OnlyWhich, like, obviously.
    By Alison Willmore
  28. movie review
    Let’s Talk About the Other Creepy Clown MovieThere are Joker fans, and then there are the disciples of Wrinkles the Clown.
    By Alison Willmore
  29. lorena
    John Bobbitt’s Doctor on the Surgery He’ll Never ForgetUrologist Jim Sehn was tasked with reattaching the famous severed organ.
    By Anna Silman
  30. art
    Narcissister’s Documentary About Her Pornographic Performance Art and Her MotherThe masked gender provocateur reveals the poignant family story behind her subversive practice.
    By Tim Murphy
  31. movie review
    See Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood for More Than Just the DirtThe dirt is what you come for in Matt Tyrnauer’s documentary profile of the “pimp to the stars.” But what you get is deeper and more mysterious.
    By David Edelstein
  32. movie review
    Three Identical Strangers Is a Stunning and Troubling Real-Life MysteryThis documentary begins as a goofy, believe-it-or-not tabloid story and slowly drifts into darker waters — the realm of horror, then of tragedy.
    By David Edelstein
  33. ‘From One Guy to Another’: Worth 18 MinutesComedians and longtime UCB performing partners Jackie Jennings and James Dwyer made a pledge this time last year: to spend one full day […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  34. video
    This Fashion Documentary Looks Really IntenseIt premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival this weekend.
    By Mary Dellas
  35. oscars 2018
    Last Men in Aleppo Producer Secures Last-Minute Visa to Attend the OscarsSyrian filmmaker Kareem Abeed has been fighting to enter the U.S. despite Trump’s travel ban.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  36. Watch the Trailer for the Documentary Frank SerpicoNo, not the Al Pacino cop. The real one.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  37. See Gay Talese Lurk in the Shadows in New Clip From VoyeurA documentary about the author’s experience writing The Voyeur’s Motel.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  38. the industry
    Harry Potter Documentary Will Provide a History of Magic on the BBCHave your wands (and DVRs) at the ready.
    By Tim McGovern
  39. The Problem With Apu Trailer Asks: Is Apu From The Simpsons a Minstrel?“I should be happy, but there’s still one man who haunts me: Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  40. true crime
    The Keepers Director Ryan White Got the Idea for His Netflix Series From His MomHe says it’s “completely possible” that his show could lead to answers in Sister Cathy’s unsolved murder case.
    By Samantha Rollins
  41. documentary
    The Truth About the Guggenheim’s Golden-Toilet ArtistYou can now see the Maurizio Cattelan documentary.
    By Carl Swanson
  42. We Asked Rashida Jones About Her First Concert Which She Described As ‘Magic’The King of Pop delivered.
    By Matt Johnston and Stacey Wilson Hunt
  43. the industry
    James Cameron Is Making a Docuseries About the History of Sci-Fi for AMCHe’s already done his homework.
    By Karen Brill
  44. generation kkk
    A&E Is Airing Generation KKK, an Eight-Part Docuseries, in 2017The series dives into the inner workings of the KKK.
    By Tolly Wright
  45. oscar race
    Weiner, O.J. Simpson Doc Make Oscars Feature-Documentary Short ListIs this the race Weiner wins?
    By Hunter Harris
  46. firsts
    Watch the Trailer for a Documentary About Disney’s First Black AnimatorFloyd Norman: An Animated Life is on Netflix now.
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  47. roll clip!
    J. Cole Gets Jump on Surprise Album With Surprise Documentary Eyez4 Your Eyez Only will be released on December 9.
    By Karen Brill
  48. gallery
    See Laverne Cox and More Trans Activists in This New DocumentaryPortraits from The Trans List by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders.
    By Chloe Anello
  49. elvis presley
    Have Mercy! An Elvis Presley Documentary Is Coming to HBOA three-hour, two-part look at the legend’s life and music.
    By Tolly Wright
  50. Eagles of Death Metal to Star in a New HBO Documentary About the Paris AttacksColin Hanks will direct.
    By Kaitlin Fontana
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