What are the best new documentaries available on digital platforms? Read on.
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Film Interview: Syrian Filmmaker Talal Derki on his Oscar-Nominated Documentary — Separating Delusions from Mythology
Syrian-Kurdish filmmaker Talal Derki on love and hate in his homeland and the “schizophrenia” of being an Oscar nominee.
WATCH CLOSELY: “Horror Noire” — A Canonical Documentary
The film assembles an eclectic and impressive crew of actors, writers, directors and scholars to explore the representation of black characters and culture in (mostly) American horror cinema.
Film Review: Stephen Bannon — “Dharma” Bum
Errol Morris allows Stephen Bannon to indulge in his vision of how he will save America, with Donald Trump as his agent and himself as the genius manipulating events.
Film Review: “Divide & Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes” — Media Mogul, Serial Sociopath
This blistering new documentary manages to offer a fairly balanced portrait of a man who, at the end of his life, was widely demonized.
Film Review: A Compelling Look at Dieter Rams, Industrial Design Icon at 86
Rams is a documentary film carefully crafted to be more than a biography of a great designer.
Film Review: Stop and Smell (and Watch) the Corn — Fred Wiseman Slows Down in “Monrovia, Indiana”
While nothing happens, there’s an understated splendor in all that’s uneventful here, so much so that I didn’t want to miss any of it.
Film Review: “The Price of Everything” — At What Cost?
There are words of wisdom for artists here: they offer a simultaneously nauseating and heartening view of the trade for those actively practicing.
Film Review: “Rodents of Unusual Size” — Scary! Creepy!
How will PC New Englanders react to seeing nutria gunned down by hunters, and some bashed on their heads to make sure they are dead?
Film Review: “Hale County This Morning, This Evening” — A Beautiful Day
The genius of this film is that no preaching is necessary; it makes its political point in an apolitical way, an art film that is, incidentally, didactic.