It’s easy to talk about good documentaries, and though few ever set the box office on fire, they do get reviewed the same way movies do (just usually by fewer critics), and they are appreciated at ...

Netflix has some of the best documentaries around, but sometimes it can be daunting to decide which documentary to watch. That’s where we come in. Below, we’ve put together a curated list of some of ...

(Clockwise from top left) 'Always,' 'Suburban Fury,' 'Under the Flags, the Sun' and 'Riefenstahl' HandsOn Studio LLC/TimeLight Films/Argot Pictures/Cinephil Before the year ends, it’s time to publish ...

Audiences have a complex relationship with documentaries. It's a powerful medium, in large part because it allegedly shows us the truth. "This," most documentaries say, "is what really happened." But ...

Aside from HBO Max, no streaming service has a library of documentaries as diverse or strong as Netflix. From deep dives into the sporting world to explorations of exotic locales or exclusive ...

The overall quality of documentaries, particularly documentary films, have improved significantly over the past several years. More than just possessing the benefit of hindsight, documentary ...

A combination of technological developments and market forces is undermining the trust between viewer and filmmaker. What’s at stake is history itself. Critic’s Notebook A combination of technological ...

As someone who watches and studies the Academy Awards every year, I can tell you that the Best Documentary Short Subject nominees are frequently heavy, and often depressing. This milieu is often ...