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Monochrome portrait of a woman with curled hair wearing a headpiece adorned with stars.
Review

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

by Christina Newland

The suc­cess and scan­dal of one of cinema’s first glam­our girls is laid bare in this vivid doc­u­men­tary portrait.

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4
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Group of military personnel in camouflage uniforms seated on the ground.
Review

Erase and Forget

by David Jenkins

Rambo’s real-life Amer­i­can coun­ter­part is the sub­ject of this frac­tured, fas­ci­nat­ing doc­u­men­tary portrait.

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3
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Festivals

King Cohen – first look review

by David Jenkins

The wild and crazy cin­e­ma of Lar­ry Cohen receives the in-depth doc­u­men­tary treat­ment that this mas­ter direc­tor deserves.
Man in a blue outfit performing a dance move on a stage.
Review

The Ice King

by Hannah Strong

James Erskine’s doc­u­men­tary delves into the life of rev­o­lu­tion­ary British skater John Curry.

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3
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Close-up of a pensive woman with curly blonde hair, pale skin, and a nose ring, gazing intensely.
Review

You Have No Idea How Much I Love You

by David Jenkins

Pol­ish direc­tor Pawel Lozin­s­ki presents an immer­sive, inti­mate por­trait of a moth­er-daugh­ter relationship.

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4
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An individual wearing a hat and coat, silhouetted against an orange sunset sky with a distant road and vehicles.
Review

Makala

by David Jenkins

Emmanuel Gras doc­u­ments one man’s dai­ly grind in the Demo­c­ra­t­ic Repub­lic of Con­go in this tough but com­pelling film.

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3
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How we documented my grandfather’s Holocaust survival story

by Darren Richman

Cap­tur­ing Zigi Shipper’s tes­ti­mo­ny of the Nazis’ atroc­i­ties is the most impor­tant thing I’ve ever done.
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Review

The Final Year

by Matt Turner

Doc­u­men­tar­i­an Greg Bark­er gains unprece­dent­ed access to Barack Obama’s admin­is­tra­tion dur­ing his farewell tour.

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Monochrome image of a man with a beard playing an electric guitar on stage, wearing a suit and tie.
Review

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

by David Jenkins

Old Slow­hand receives the big life doc­u­men­tary treat­ment, with slight­ly unin­spir­ing results.

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2
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Dramatic mountain ridges above a sea of clouds, with some peaks poking through the mist.
Review

Mountain

by Joe Boden

This visu­al­ly arrest­ing doc­u­men­tary asks why we climb, but doesn’t offer any sat­is­fac­to­ry answers.

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