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Documentaries

Reviews of the best new documentaries. Return to all Movie Reviews.

Elizabeth Holmes, deep in conversation with Nathan Fielder.

From Sam Altman to Elizabeth Holmes, Hollywood’s Big Tech Obsession Goes Viral

Mark Zuckerberg is back on the big screen. Sam Altman is getting the Luca Guadagnino treatment. Elizabeth Holmes and Elon
By Saleah Blancaflor

The Bouvier Cousin Who Chose Cats

The full story of high society's strangest exit.
By Jennifer Ashley Wright
A silhouetted figure stands facing a large, colorful painting in a dark room, representing the intimate and opaque relationship between the viewer and the artwork in the elite art market.

Filmmakers Andreas Dalsgaard and Christoph Jörg Unpack the Art World’s Biggest Scandal

“How are these deals made? How is the auction house operating in collusion or in collaboration with the art dealers? All of that is just here to see,” Dalsgaard told Observer.
By Brittany Rosemary Jones

‘American: An Odyssey to 1947’ Review: The Story of Three Lives, Though One Dominates

By Oliver Jones

‘The League’ Review: This Black Baseball Doc Puts Crucial History Under Museum Glass

By Oliver Jones

‘Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed’ Review: A Double Life Compellingly Explored

By Rex Reed

A Remarkable Documentary Celebrates Little Richard’s Revolutionary Art And Existence

By Oliver Jones

‘Moonage Daydream’ Is An Otherworldly Journey Into the Life and Art of David Bowie

By Oliver Jones

‘Riotsville, USA’ Uncovers the Sixties Roots of the Militarization of the Police

By Oliver Jones

New HBO Documentary Presents Princess Diana Through a Lens, Entirely

By Emily Zemler

‘Fire of Love’ Documents a Couple’s Fascination With Volcanoes, Film, and Each Other

By Oliver Jones

‘Downfall: The Case Against Boeing’ and the Cost of Profit Above All

By Sasha Frere-Jones

‘The Automat’ Was the Coin-Operated Restaurant of the People

By Rex Reed

The Netflix Kanye West Documentary Is a Four-Hour Timesuck That Could be 15 Minutes

By Sasha Frere-Jones

‘The Beatles: Get Back’ is a New (Happy) Ending to a Story We All Know

By Sasha Frere-Jones

‘Mayor Pete’ Gives Us Permission to Hope for a Better Future

By Rex Reed

‘The Most Beautiful Boy in the World’ is a Gorgeous, Familiar Tragedy

By Rex Reed

The Boys at the Barre: Ballet Reckons with Gender Equity and Power

By Emilie Murphy

‘Savior For Sale: Da Vinci’s Lost Masterpiece?’ and Our Obsession With Scandal

By Elisa Shoenberger
TIFF 2021 Flee Review

‘Flee’ Is a Riveting Animated Documentary About an Afghan Refugee

By Siddhant Adlakha
Boris Karloff in 1965

‘Man Behind the Monster’ Shows There Was More To Boris Karloff Than Halloween Scares

By Rex Reed

Meghan Markle Wants to Work With Kate Middleton on a Special Netflix Project

By Morgan Halberg

No Wave Filmmaker Beth B Talks Lydia Lunch and Speaking Truth to Power

By Jen B. Larson

‘The Velvet Underground’ Is an Unforgettable Look at an Unforgettable Band

By Stephen Garrett
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