Category: Documentaries

This week’s episode was mostly about Adnan’s conviction and his request for a retrial as well as reminding us of the unreliability of key information used to prosecute

This week, a huge part of the story is played out for us and the timeline of events becomes fully clarified. Frustratingly, the issue we are still faced

The Case Against Adnan Syed is focused around the conviction of Adnan Syed for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999. Adnan has spent the

HBO gets its documentary line-up one of two ways. It either commissions someone to create one on a certain topic or it purchases an existing film outright or

As we wind down another year of HBO programming, we remember that includes its documentary content. But as we wrap up, we know more is on the way in 2019. This post

Through HBOWatch has been dormant on documentary reviews for a long while (to resume soon) HBO has continued to present them from time to time. Here via an

Overview: 15: A QUINCEAÑERA STORY, is a collection of four short documentary films. Executive produced by renowned music executive Tommy Mottola and directed by Emmy winner Matthew O’Neill

Overview: Considered by many to be “the prince” of Italy, legendary industrialist and jet-setter Gianni Agnelli was a cultural icon who embodied strength, calm and prosperity in the

Overview: Highlighting innovators and entrepreneurs in communities from Georgetown, Texas to Buffalo, New York, HAPPENING: A CLEAN ENERGY REVOLUTION follows filmmaker Jamie Redford – grandson of a longtime

Overview: After struggling with mental illness for most of her life, New York artist Ruth Litoff committed suicide at age 42 in 2008 by overdosing on prescription pills.

Among the flurry of press releases that came our way recently was one about the upcoming documentaries so far slated for the first half of 2018. I say

Overview: Sometimes referred to as the country’s “most dangerous editor,” Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee was largely credited with taking down President Richard Nixon in 1974 after

Overview: Featuring extensive access to law enforcement, METH STORM tells the story of rural, economically-disadvantaged users and dealers whose addiction to ICE (a super strain of Meth) and

From an official HBO press release comes confirmation that long-running Programming Producer Shelia Nevins is leaving, but not really calling it ‘retirement’. Here it is in its entirety.

Overview: In the wake of the 2015 death of Freddie Gray in police custody, Baltimore was a city on the edge. Peaceful protests and destructive riots erupted in