Director Of Powerful New Clarence Thomas Documentary Opens Up: ‘He Just Got Tired Of Having His Story Distorted’
‘It’s a classic story of going from dire poverty in the segregated South to the highest court of the land, including many spiritual and intellectual twists and turns.’
ESPN’s Dennis Rodman Documentary Offers A Cautionary Tale About Celebrity Culture
As the film notes, basketball star Dennis Rodman worked hard to become, and remain, a celebrity, but he does not handle celebrity very well.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s ‘Ice On Fire’ Documentary Is A Climate Alarmist’s Dream
While visually slick, ‘Ice on Fire’ is filled to the tipping point with scare tactics, doomsday predictions, and unreasonable proposals.
What Could Racing Pioneer Janet Guthrie Have Done With A Better Car?
A new documentary, appropriately entitled ‘Qualified,’ chronicles the career of Janet Guthrie as she became the first female to compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500.
Netflix Documentary Featuring AOC Celebrates Underdogs — If They’re Democrats
Still, don’t let the film fool you into thinking plucky political insurgents who fancy socialism are necessarily better than the status quo alternative.
‘Apollo 11’ Is A Momentous Documentary Of A Cold War Triumph
‘Apollo 11’ is mythical and patriotic, but does not eschew the hard science that was required to get Americans on the moon.
‘Social Animals’ Shows How Instagram Is Changing Families’ Social Lives
The upcoming Netflix documentary ‘Social Animals’ spotlights positive and negative aspects of today’s fast-paced, image-driven social media environment.
This Documentary Is What A World That Has Forgotten The Holocaust Needs
Hopefully the new Holocaust documentary ‘Who Will Write Our History?’ will educate millennials about what happened and could happen again.
Peter Jackson’s World War I Documentary Is A Civilizational Triumph
‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ immortalizes and humanizes the ordinary British infantrymen who fought on the Western Front, and were then forgotten.
Podcast: Filmmaker Says The Life Of Elvis Presley Is A Metaphor For America
Mary Katharine Ham talks to director Eugene Jarecki about his new documentary, “The King,” and what Elvis can tell us about modern day culture and politics.
Ken Burns’ New Vietnam War Documentary Speaks For Silent Soldiers Like My Father
Despite his liberal, pacifist inclinations, my father answered his country’s call during the Vietnam War, and worked as a U.S. Army medic.
Meet The North Korean Artist Who Hides His Face To Avoid Torture
‘I Am Sun Mu,’ a new documentary, follows a North Korean defector as he recounts his life and art under one of the world’s most oppressive regimes.
Documentaries Like ‘Making A Murderer’ Are Mostly Agitprop
The controversy over of ‘Making a Murderer’ highlights some very uncomfortable truths about the limits of documentaries.
Go Watch ‘Can We Take A Joke’
New documentary ‘Can We Take a Joke’ explores how outrage mobs have ruined our ability to recover from tragedies and reduced the genuine assistance victims receive.
‘The Drop Box,’ Where Disabled Babies Go to Live
A new documentary tells the story of ‘The Drop Box,’ where image-conscious South Koreans leave disabled babies to a welcoming pastor and his family.
Fight Church: Can You Love Your Neighbor While Pummeling Him?
Fight Church tries to answer the old question “Can you love your neighbor as yourself, and at the same time, knee him in the face as hard as you can?”
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