Category: Documentaries

Overview: HBO Documentary Films’ EXTERMINATE ALL THE BRUTES, from acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck (“I Am Not Your Negro,” HBO’s “Sometimes in April”), is a four-part series that provides

Overview: Using intimate footage recorded by passengers and crew, THE LAST CRUISE is a first-person account of the nightmare that transpired aboard the ill-fated Diamond Princess cruise ship,

Overview: TINA, a feature documentary from Academy Award-winning directors Dan Lindsay, T.J. Martin, and Lightbox is a revealing and intimate look at the life and career of musical

Oh, sorry fans, but I almost missed this one. Again, sorry, but I’m not a fan. But, never the less, some of you are, or should I say,

Just scratch your head and say “Meh” (man, that’s a world I never use.) We had just posted a few days ago, within the “What’s On” post for

Overview: Spanning three years in the making and traversing the globe, the series follows filmmaker Cullen Hoback on a labyrinthine journey to uncover the forces behind QAnon, a

Overview: COVID DIARIES NYC, chronicles the lives of five young filmmakers, ranging in age from 17 to 21, who turn their cameras on themselves to tell the stories of

Overview: ALLEN v. FARROW, from award-winning investigative filmmakers Kirby Dick & Amy Ziering and Amy Herdy, is a four-part documentary series that goes behind decades of sensational headlines

Overview: Firmly rooted in the history of the Black American experience, this film is directed and produced by award-winning documentarian Sam Pollard. It is a vital and illuminating

Overview: FAKE FAMOUS, from first-time director and veteran journalist Nick Bilton, explores the industry of social media influencers through an innovative social experiment. The film’s journey into this world is

Yes, I know I’m behind as I jump into the documentary films HBO has offered so far in 2021. You’d think I’d had all the time in the

I had forgotten that this docu-comedy was renewed. About all I can say is, if you renewed PAINTING WITH JOHN for another season you might as well have done

Here is my opinion of the documentaries that played out in the second half of 2020. I am sure, even if you don’t agree with my gut reactions

On March 26th 1997, the bodies of 39 men and women were found in a rented mansion in Rancho Santa Fe. They had each taken a cocktail of

I’m already watching 2021 documentaries and have yet to pass comment on the 2020 slate of non-fiction work. So, let’s get to it as we revisit the HBO