The Dakota Entrapment Tapes
The new documentary hammers home the senselessness of the war on drugs.
The new documentary hammers home the senselessness of the war on drugs.
The rock legend fought for free speech and self-expression in ways that appealed to dissidents in America and communist countries alike.
Ellis' story is a vivid illustration of the principle that justice delayed is justice denied.
This documentary reminds us that the time people lose while "doing time" can never be replaced or relived.
A documentary describes a drug-fueled countercultural romance.
HBO docuseries a devastating look at a family’s secret dysfunctions.
A look at how Hollywood functioned prior to contracts detailing how much breast or cheek an actress must show to earn her paycheck
PBS documentary recounts life of America’s pioneer of tawdry fame coverage.
The documentary follows the harrowing efforts of activists running what is essentially a modern underground railroad to help at-risk gay citizens flee the country.
A tale of ballpark upgrades and wasteful government spending
Also, Neil deGrasse Tyson is back to condescend to us all some more.
New documentary explains why installing the shah in 1953 led to ruinous American covert operations throughout the Cold War and beyond.
The new Netflix docuseries is a damning indictment of ICE.
An interview with the directors behind the breakout political documentary about a Texas camp for aspiring leaders
Helter Skelter: An American Myth doesn’t shed new light, but it’s excellent journalism.
In the new film, Obama maintains that she's never liked politics, but you can't help but wonder whether she's seen the end of the campaign trail.
What happens when a decades-long mystery gets solved while you’re explaining it?
In the winding hills above Hollywood, musical history was made.
Boys skateboard in the streets of Kabul, one student explains in the documentary, but girls would risk reprisals for daring to do so.
The myth that this authoritarian island provides better medical treatment just won’t die.
The decorated filmmaker didn't expect the dramatic reaction to his "toxic" documentary about Trump's former aide-de-camp.
A new documentary highlights the role played by the CIA and Britain's MI6 in overthrowing Iran's duly elected prime minister back in 1953.
The film flounders when Handler visits a spoken-word night to see college kids talk about microaggressions, but the film gets better when it shifts focus to more grave issues.
"They wanted to deplatform me," says the legendary filmmaker, for the mortal sin of engaging former Trump adviser and Breitbart.com head.
Outrage mobs kept his new movie "American Dharma" out of theaters for a year.
You don’t have to enjoy the genre to find this 16-hour PBS docuseries fascinating.
New HBO documentary is moving … until it wanders into our current politics.
In 1953, President Eisenhower ordered a purge of gay federal employees, who were deemed security risks. A new documentary delves deeper into this executive order.
Hulu's Untouchable is a relentless accounting of the mogul's sexual misdeeds.
This Showtime documentary sings. You should listen.
Documentary filmmaker Nanfu Wang on the horrors of China’s one-child policy
Reviews of campy Why Women Kill and documentary Manson: the Women
If a chaotic concert that nearly failed "defined a generation," what does that actually mean?
HBO documentary explores teen’s culpability in boyfriend’s suicide.
Director Penny Lane chronicles the rise of the Satanic Temple, a group that combines theatrical stunts with political activism.
Director Penny Lane chronicles the rise of the Satanic Temple, a group that combines theatrical stunts with political activism.
PBS documentary illustrates two sides pushing even further apart.
A&E's Trump Dynasty explores the president's family and business history but doesn't do justice to the corrupt New York culture surrounding it.
Thanks to the Citizens United decision, the streaming service can play it whenever and wherever it wants.
Rather than investigating claims against a pediatrician, he was shuffled around. Sound familiar?
New film The Creepy Line argues that tech giants sometimes silence conservatives and try to steer America left.