Documentaries can be many things. They can be diaries, profiles, calls to action, exposés, investigations, and everything in between. While many of us fall in love with film — either as viewers or ...

Samsara uses its spectacular, globetrotting 70mm footage to philosophize about life on Earth, forging connections across time, space, and place. Fricke's meditation on cycles of creation and ...

Netflix has some of the best documentaries around, but sometimes it can be daunting to decide which documentary to watch. That’s where we come in. Below, we’ve put together a curated list of some of ...

Yes, folks, we’re not even to Thanksgiving, and awards season is already in full swing. Currently in the spotlight: the year’s best documentaries, care of this year’s Critics Choice Documentary Awards ...

As Timothee Chalamet likely wheezes at some point in “A Complete Unknown,” the times they are a-changin’. While decidedly not a documentary (even the songs are recorded anew), the Bob Dylan biopic and ...

Sofia Coppola and Marc Jacobs at the Venice Film Festival photocall for their documentary 'Marc by Sofia.'Stefania D'Alessandro/WireImage/Getty Images The best ...

As industry consolidation continues, documentary films face a challenging path to supportive investors, wide distribution, and sustainable success. But the best documentaries of 2025 go a long way ...