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Paris is Burning Among 34 Nonfiction Films Added to the National Film Registry

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Best Documentary Feature Oscar Shortlist: What Films You Need to See and Where to See Them

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Notes On A Scandal

‘Notes on Blindness’ Is a Precise Portrait of Altered Perception

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‘O.J.’ and ‘13th’ Won Big at the Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards

‘My Love, Don’t Cross That River’ Is Unforgettable, So Why Is It So Damn Sad?

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10 Short Documentaries Named to 2016 Oscar Shortlist, Including 5 Now Streaming

‘Portrait of a Garden’ Is a Colorful Sojourn in a Place of Beauty

‘Gleason’ Maintains a Brilliant Balance of Tears and Laughter

‘Thank You for Playing’ Is a Heartfelt Meditation on Parenting, Cancer and Nonfiction Art

‘Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang’ is an Endearing Portrait of an Explosive Artist

‘13th,’ ‘Gleason’ and ‘OJ: Made in America’ Lead Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards Nominees

‘13th’ is an All-Too-Brief Document of America’s Essential Crime

Danny Glover Shares His 6 Favorite Documentaries to Stream Online

100 Must-See Documentaries Streaming on Netflix This October

‘City of Gold’ is a Toothsome Film on the Criticism of Culture and the Culture of Criticism

‘The Lovers and the Despot’ is a Gripping True Story of Movie Stars, Secret Spies and Kim Jong-il

‘Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids’ Ranks With the Greatest Concert Films

‘In Exile’ is a Real Modern-Day ‘Grapes of Wrath’

‘The War Show’ is a First-Person View of Protest and Repression

‘Karl Marx City’ Puts You Inside the Most-Watched Society in History

Watch Wrestling Documentary ‘Face to Face’

Cinema Eye Honors Announce 2017 Short Documentary Shortlist

Provocative Holocaust Doc ‘Austerlitz’ Forces Us to Reconsider What It Really Means to Remember

‘Rodnye’ is an Astute Study of the Intersections Between the Personal and the Political

‘I Am Not Your Negro’ is a Unique Blend of Social Commentary, Film Criticism and Memoir

The B-Side Review: Relaxed Errol Morris Is Still Inspired Errol Morris

Terrence Malick’s Voyage of Time: Life’s Journey is a Severe Letdown

Ta’ang Review: Wang Bing’s Latest Immerses Us In a Refugee Crisis

‘Cameraperson’ is a Powerful and Inquisitive Memoir

‘The Royal Road’ is a Transfixing Autobiographical Film

100 Must-See Documentaries Streaming on Netflix This September

‘The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger’ Is a Family Album Anchored by Tilda Swinton

‘Kate Plays Christine’ Plays With Form in Ways Rarely Seen in American Documentary

‘Weiner’ and ‘The Other Side’: When Documentaries Have Cringe Appeal

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‘Our Last Tango’ Is a Thrilling Portrait of a Tumultuous Career

‘Our Last Tango’ Is a Thrilling Portrait of a Tumultuous Career

100 Must-See Documentaries Streaming on Netflix This August

‘Miss Sharon Jones!’ Makes It Through Alive and Triumphant

The 20 Best Documentary Trailers of the Last 20 Years

Revelatory ‘Robert Frank’ and ‘Hieronymus Bosch’ Continue a Great Year for Art Docs

Revelatory ‘Robert Frank’ and ‘Hieronymus Bosch’ Continue a Great Year for Art Docs

‘The Russian Woodpecker’ is a Revolutionary and Convincing Conspiracy Theory Film

‘The Seventh Fire’ Leads an Essential Series on Native American Documentary

Pervert Park is a Bold Character Study That Brings Humanity to Sex Offenders

‘Zero Days’ is Alex Gibney’s Most Thrilling, Chilling and Fulfilling Film in Years

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You Should’ve Been the Other Essential Biography Film of the Year

‘Jim: The James Foley Story’ Frustratingly Separates Heroism From Journalism

100 Must-See Documentaries Streaming on Netflix This July

While Heartfelt, ‘Life, Animated’ Squanders Its Cinematic Potential

While Heartfelt, ‘Life, Animated’ Squanders Its Cinematic Potential

‘Living With Giants’ Review

The Only Point of Jessica Yu’s ‘Misconception’ Is the One In Disappointment

‘Nuts!’ is an Off-the-Wall Documentary About the Citizen Kane of Medical Quackery

The 5 Best Films of Human Rights Watch 2016

‘Growing Up Coy’ and How to Transcend “Issue”

A History of Stillness: Five Documentaries by Chantal Akerman

100 Must-See Documentaries Streaming on Netflix This June

‘Unlocking the Cage’ Is a Uniquely Hairy Courtroom Drama

‘No No: A Dockumentary’ Covers All the Bases for a Great Biographical Film

‘A Revolution in Four Seasons’ Review

Robert Flaherty, The Spirit of Craftsmanship

Now On DVD: ‘Where to Invade Next’ Is an Easy, Empty Comic Travelogue of European Success

Documentaries Feature New Ways of Seeing at the New York African Film Festival

100 Must-See Documentaries Streaming on Netflix This May

‘Eva Hesse’ and ‘Fassbinder’ Redefine the Artist Biography, with Mixed Success

‘Keep Quiet’ Is a Smart Portrait of Antisemitic Politics Undermined by Truth

‘The Last Man on the Moon’ is a Down to Earth Documentary About a Lesser-Known Hero

‘Hockney’ Is a Colorful, Creative Biography of the Celebrated Pop Artist

‘All This Panic’ Is an Impressionistic Depiction of Growing Up in New York City

‘All This Panic’ Is an Impressionistic Depiction of Growing Up in New York City

Now On DVD: ‘Sembene!’ is an Intimate Biography of the Father of African Cinema

‘How to Build a Time Machine’ Trailer

The 5 Best Discoveries at Art of the Real 2016

Art of the Real Proves Documentary Festivals Should Show Experimental Films

‘Of Men and War’ is an Essential, Expertly Edited Portrait of American Veterans

Watch the Classic Dutch Documentary ‘The Voice of the Water’

‘Welcome to Leith’ Chronicles a Complex Conflict Between a Hate Group and a Group of Haters

100 Must-See Documentaries Streaming on Netflix This April

‘A Poem Is a Naked Person’ Is Les Blank’s Triumphant Ode to American Creativity

‘Lost and Beautiful’ Spins a Mystical Fable from a Heartfelt Documentary with the Help of a Talking Buffalo

‘Eldorado XXI’ Is an Unpredictable Experiment in Style from the Top of the World

The Best of New Directors/New Films 2016 Might Be These 3 Documentary Shorts

‘Behemoth’ Is a Bold Depiction of Environmental Destruction in Northern China

‘Strange Victory’ Is an Essential, Sobering Work of American Anti-fascist Art

Jean Eustache’s ‘The Pig’ and ‘The Virgin of Pessac’ Capture a Fading Rustic Culture

Watch Zelimir Zilnik’s ‘Logbook_Serbistan’

‘Fastball’ Trailer

‘Here Come the Videofreex’ Is a Joyful Archive of the Early Days of Video

Now On DVD: ‘We Come As Friends’ Is a Stunning Look At the New Imperialism In Africa

Jennifer Siebel Newsom on ‘The Mask You Live In’ and Getting Jocks to Watch the Doc

‘Hillary’s America’ Trailer

‘Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures’ Trailer

Watch Czech Lion Winner ‘Lean a Ladder Against Heaven’

‘INAATE/SE/’ Is a Unique and Transformative Retelling of Native American History

100 Must-See Documentaries Streaming on Netflix This March

‘France Is Our Mother Country’ Is a Sharp Archival Tour of Cambodia’s Colonial Past

Gianfranco Rosi’s ‘Fire at Sea’ to Be Distributed by Kino Lorber

‘The Event’ Is an Incisive, Powerful Record of Political Uncertainty

‘Over the Years’ Is a Humble Epic of Life and Work

‘Becoming Mike Nichols’ Presents an Enjoyable Conversation About the Director’s Early Years

‘(T)error’ Is a Wry, Shocking Triumph of Journalism

Documentary Filmmaker Aaron Aites Needs Our Help to Stay Alive

The 6 Must-See Films of MoMA’s Documentary Fortnight 2016

‘The Black Panthers’ is a Solid Primer on a Subject That Deserves Something Bigger

100 Must-See Documentaries Streaming on Amazon Prime This February

Documentary Classics: ‘Crazy Love’ May Be the Best Valentine’s Day Movie Ever

‘Trapped’ Trailer

Watch Uncanny Short Films ‘Playground,’ ‘Bailu Dream’ and ‘Quantum’ for Free

11 Favorite Documentaries of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival

100 Must-See Documentaries Streaming on Netflix This February

The 2016 Oscar Nominated Documentary Short Films Reviewed and Handicapped

‘The Blackout Experiments’ is a Terribly Ineffective Nonfiction Horror Film

‘Kiki’ is a Strong Community Portrait That Does Good by the Legacy of ‘Paris Is Burning’

‘All These Sleepless Nights’ Is a Stylish Dream of Bored Youth

‘The Land of the Enlightened’ Is an Astonishing, Mythical Docudrama of Afghan History

‘Plaza de la Soledad’ Highlights the Resilience of Mexico City Sex Workers

Why You Should Watch the Electric ‘Hum 255,’ Now Streaming Free

The Most Important Discussion of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival Begins With a Short

Our 15 Most Anticipated Documentaries at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival

‘The Look of Silence’ Sweeps the 9th Cinema Eye Honors

‘The Look of Silence,’ ‘Cartel Land’ and Lady Gaga Are Among the Documentary Oscar Nominees

The 15 Best Documentaries of 2015

Six Picks With Guy Maddin: ‘My Winnipeg’ Director Shares His Favorite Documentaries

100 Must-See Documentaries Streaming on Netflix This January

‘The Look of Silence’ Voted the Best Documentary of 2015 in 3rd Annual Nonfics Year-End Poll