By Aimee Knight
The world’s first all-girl punk rockers take the stage in this entertaining docu-profile.
The success and scandal of one of cinema’s first glamour girls is laid bare in this vivid documentary portrait.
Rambo’s real-life American counterpart is the subject of this fractured, fascinating documentary portrait.
James Erskine’s documentary delves into the life of revolutionary British skater John Curry.
Polish director Pawel Lozinski presents an immersive, intimate portrait of a mother-daughter relationship.
Emmanuel Gras documents one man’s daily grind in the Democratic Republic of Congo in this tough but compelling film.
By Matt Turner
Documentarian Greg Barker gains unprecedented access to Barack Obama’s administration during his farewell tour.
Old Slowhand receives the big life documentary treatment, with slightly uninspiring results.
By Joe Boden
This visually arresting documentary asks why we climb, but doesn’t offer any satisfactory answers.
Ai Weiwei’s nuanced and fascinating portrait of global migration is one of the year’s most important films.
By Joe Boden
Director Lisa Immordino Vreeland offers a glossy and superficial profile of photographer and socialite Cecil Beaton.
By Anton Bitel
Salim Shaheen, Afghanistan’s singular, strutting auteur, is the subject of this wonderfully entertaining doc.
By Matt Turner
This affectionate documentary chronicles the life and work of renowned primatologist Jane Goodall.
The grotesque commerciality of big-game hunting is laid bare in this tough but vital animal welfare doc.
By Ella Kemp
Alex Gibney reopens a mysterious unsolved murder case in this incisive but frustratingly elusive documentary.
By Matthew Eng
A new documentary about comic provocateur Gilbert Gottfried is one of the year’s most unexpected heartwarmers.
The shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho goes under the microscope in this intriguing documentary.
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