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  1. it stinks!
    2024 WWD Honors
    Martha Stewart Pans Her Own Netflix DocumentaryThe cameras angles, the soundtrack, the focus on her trial: it’s a bad thing!
    By Bethy Squires
  2. coming soon
    The Waving Beatles
    Martin Scorsese Is Producing a New Beatles DocumentaryBeatles ’64 will come to Disney+ November 29, just in time for noncontroversial family viewing during the holidays.
    By Bethy Squires
  3. allegations
    R. Kelly
    R. Kelly’s Daughter Accuses Him of Sexually Abusing Her As a ChildIn a new documentary, Buku Abi alleges that she remembers “waking up to him touching [her]” when she was 8 or 9.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  4. movie review
    The Lego Pharrell Movie Has a Lego Black Lives Matter SegmentSome thoughts on Piece by Piece and the dangers of committing to the bit.
    By Alison Willmore
  5. trailer mix
    A Martha Stewart Documentary: It’s a Good ThingMartha comes to Netflix October 30, in some anti-Halloween counterprogramming.
    By Bethy Squires
  6. stalking
    Tegan and Sara Quin
    Wait, Tegan and Sara Had a Fanatical Catfishing Stalker?They’re opening up about the experience in interviews — and an upcoming Erin Lee Carr documentary.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  7. olympics 2024
    12 Documentaries, Shows, and YouTube Channels to Get Into Olympic ClimbingSport-climbing events start today in Paris.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  8. close read
    Notorious B.I.G Portrait
    The Biggie We Never SawA new film from dream hampton provides a fresh angle on a rapper whose image has been scanned and refashioned ad nauseam.
    By Abe Beame
  9. vulture lists
    16 Noteworthy Documentaries Celebrating LGBTQ+ WomenFrom 1920s lesbians appreciating art in Paris to a retired Illinois couple coming out after six decades together.
    By Emily Maskell
  10. health updates
    Will Céline Dion Sing Again?Her documentary I Am: Céline Dion shows her fight to return to the stage.
    By Justin Curto
  11. documentary renaissance
    What If Game of Thrones and Succession Had a Docu-Baby?How Ren Faire’s Lance Oppenheim used an aging king, a kettle-corn prince, and Shrek to make “a portrait of an American empire in retrograde.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  12. behind the scenes
    COUPLES THERAPY
    How Couples Therapy Put Therapy on TV (Without Ruining the Therapy)“Every week you’d go in knowing that there’s cameras somewhere, but three minutes into the session, you forget.”
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  13. rip
    Morgan Spurlock, Super Size Me Director, Dead at 53He earned an Oscar nomination for the documentary in 2005.
    By Zoe Guy
  14. trailer mix
    2016 Billboard Music Awards - Show
    Céline Dion Is Documenting Her Journey With Stiff-Person Syndrome“I’m working hard every day, but I have to admit it’s a struggle,” she says in the trailer for I Am: Celine Dion.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  15. now streaming
    The 20 Best Documentaries on NetflixThe Act of Killing, 13th, Stamped From the Beginning, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  16. close read
    A Lollapalooza Doc That Refuses to Whitewash HistoryLolla is a mostly hagiographic look at the annual festival, but it manages to get a few key moments right.
    By Justin Curto
  17. documentaries
    What Was Unmasked in Spacey Unmasked?Here’s what to know about the documentary’s new misconduct allegations against Kevin Spacey.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  18. endings
    The Contestant Turns Away From RealityAfter raising approximately 1 million messy, fascinating questions about reality TV’s impact, the documentary opts for tidiness.
    By Nicholas Quah
  19. allegations
    Kevin Spacey Responds to New Sexual-Harassment Allegations“I have finally realized that if I don’t fight back, this will never end,” he said.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  20. bob’s belchers
    I Have So Many Questions About The Jinx’s Wonder TwinsThe standouts of the Durst prosecution team are John Grisham protagonists run through a Workaholics filter.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  21. tv review
    Yes, O.J. Simpson: Made in America Is That GoodThis five-part ESPN documentary is extraordinary, must-see TV.
    By Jen Chaney
  22. documentaries
    Two StevesSteve Martin’s life is split into distinct halves in Morgan Neville’s refreshing new documentary about the comedy legend.
    By Hershal Pandya
  23. allegations
    Thirst Project's Inaugural Legacy Summit
    Drake Bell Alleges He Was Sexually Abused As a Child ActorBy former Nickelodeon dialogue coach and convicted sex offender Brian Peck.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  24. now streaming
    The 30 Best True-Crime Documentaries on NetflixFrom Making a Murderer to Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer, the service is full of true-crime hits.
    By Brian Tallerico
  25. trending
    When a Tell-All Documentary Is Just Another Press ReleaseThese days, docs about pop stars feel publicist-approved — and they always seem to contain the same safe elements.
    By Matthew Jacobs
  26. we are the world
    The 11 Greatest Stories From The Greatest Night in PopInvolving everything from Michael Jackson’s missing snake to Stevie Wonder’s Bob Dylan impersonation.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  27. vulture recommends
    In Still, Michael J. Fox Is Determined to Keep It MovingDavis Guggenheim’s documentary, one of last year’s best, opts for honesty over sentiment.
    By Jen Chaney
  28. trailer mix
    Chris Rock and Kevin Hart ‘Destroy New York’ in DocumentaryHeadliners Only hits Netflix December 12.
    By Hershal Pandya
  29. movie review
    Sly Is a Messy, Sincere Portrait of a Messy, Sincere ManThis documentary about Sylvester Stallone leaves a lot unsaid. But it does get at the heart of his career.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  30. the bling ring
    How HBO’s The Ringleader Recontextualizes the Bling RingTelling the Bling Ring saga from the alleged mastermind’s POV.
    By Bethy Squires
  31. coming soon
    Taylor Swift Adds a Theater Near You to Eras Tour StopsEras Tour, the concert film, premieres October 13 internationally.
    By Justin Curto
  32. reread
    Tom Wolfe’s Worldview Came Into Focus In New YorkThe new documentary “Radical Wolfe” captures a singular writer whose story is bound up with our own—as you can read in his freshly-digitized archive.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  33. trailer mix
    Of Course Renee Bach Defends Herself in Savior Complex“I did not kill children,” she insists in the trailer for the HBO docuseries.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  34. the exorswift
    Even Demons Fear Taylor SwiftThe Exorcist: Believer is moving its release date to avoid the Eras Tour concert film.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  35. surveying the kingdom
    The 13 Best Nature Documentaries on Disney+Can’t get outside? These movies will take you there.
    By Drew Taylor
  36. a long talk
    The Exorcist’s William Friedkin on the Terror of Filming an Actual ExorcismThe Devil and Father Amorth, in theaters this week, follows the titular Vatican exorcist as he performs his ninth exorcism on the same woman.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  37. vulture lists
    How to Watch John Wilson’s Old Internet VideosThe road to the documentarian’s HBO show is paved with unique short films.
    By Hershal Pandya
  38. tribeca 2023
    Hideo Kojima Is a Genius. What Else Is New?A new documentary about the acclaimed video-game auteur reveals very little.
    By Shannon Liao
  39. A Ranking of the Ridiculous, and Real, Characters in How To With John WilsonWe ranked the ridiculous — and very real — characters throughout the series so far.
    By Rayna Rossitto
  40. tribeca festival
    12 Movies and Documentaries We’re Excited to See at Tribeca FestivalFrom a Rock Hudson documentary to a serial-killer buddy comedy to a live performance from Waitress’s Sara Bareilles.
  41. documentaries
    Louis C.K. Me Too Documentary Dropped by ShowtimeCaroline Suh directed the feature about the comedian’s return.
    By Zoe Guy
  42. cannes 2023
    Could a Documentary Win at Cannes This Year?Nonfiction has been notoriously absent from past competition lineups, but two well-regarded docs may have a chance at the 2023 Palme d’Or.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  43. big duck
    John Wilson Is Back to Make You Go ‘Wowww’Oh, he’s documentin’.
    By Rebecca Alter
  44. movie review
    Even If You Know Tina Turner’s Story, You Should Watch TinaThe HBO documentary is a comprehensive and moving look at the wild, inspiring life of a rock icon.
    By Jen Chaney
  45. vulture lists
    The 50 Best Music Documentaries of All TimeFrom Woodstock to Summer of Soul, these films are as essential to understanding the artists as any of their records are.
    By Noel Murray
  46. vulture lists
    8 Great Indian Documentaries to Watch Right NowThe country won its first nonfiction Oscar this year with The Elephant Whisperers, but there’s so much more to explore.
    By Poulomi Das
  47. auteur era
    Holy Fvck, Demi Lovato Is Directing a Documentary About Child StardomIncluding themself.
    By Jason P. Frank
  48. pretty baby
    Brooke Shields Says She Was Sexually Assaulted 30 Years Ago“I’m more angry now than I was able to be then.”
    By Jason P. Frank
  49. coming soon
    Elon Musk Is the Subject of Alex Gibney’s New Documentary“It’s a hit piece,” the Twitter menace said.
    By Zoe Guy
  50. the industry
    The Documentary World’s Identity CrisisThe boom — or glut — in streaming documentaries has sparked a reckoning among filmmakers and their subjects.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
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