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  1. music documentaries
    What’s Really Worth Remembering About 1971’s Historic Year in MusicAsif Kapadia’s Apple TV+ documentary is just a more serious I Love the ‘70s, a fun and often compelling walk down memory lane.
    By Brady Gerber
  2. roll clip!
    Watch Pink and Her Children Frolic Through Europe in Her New Documentary“The only way I can justify dragging my family all over the world is that we’re making memories together.”
    By Justin Curto
  3. trailer mix
    Sparks Get a Hero’s and Weirdo’s Welcome in Edgar Wright’s Documentary Trailer“All pop music is rearranged Sparks, that’s the truth.”
    By Devon Ivie
  4. celebrity
    Britney Criticizes All These ‘Hypocritical’ Documentaries About Britney“Why highlight the most negative and traumatizing times in my life from forever ago????”
    By Halle Kiefer
  5. music documentaries
    Visit Texas With Miranda Lambert & Co. in Marfa Tapes FilmThe documentary premieres May 8 at 7 p.m. ET, and will only be available for 24 hours.
    By Justin Curto
  6. movie review
    Here’s a Movie About a Pig That Might Change Your LifeExecutive produced by Joaquin Phoenix, Viktor Kossakovsky’s powerful Gunda doesn’t try to make its animals human. It lets them be themselves.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  7. trailer mix
    Rita Moreno Is Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It in Her Documentary TrailerAnd we’re along for the ride.
    By Devon Ivie
  8. docuseries
    Kanye Docuseries With Decades of Footage Reportedly Bought by NetflixOne of the directors has followed West since the late 1990s.
    By Justin Curto
  9. dancing with the devil
    The Biggest Revelations From Demi Lovato’s Documentary Dancing With the DevilFinally, her unfiltered truth.
    By Ilana Kaplan
  10. trailer mix
    Street Gang Trailer: Jim Henson and His Beard Spread JoyThe Sesame Street doc premieres in theaters on April 23, and on demand May 7.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  11. good one podcast
    Do We Really Need Documentaries About ‘Women in Comedy’?On this week’s Good One, Vulture critic Kathryn VanArendonk discusses one of comedy’s most exhausting topics.
    By Jesse David Fox and Kathryn VanArendonk
  12. docs
    Brittany Murphy Documentary on Her Life and ‘Mysterious’ Death Coming to HBO MaxIt’ll be told in two parts.
    By Devon Ivie
  13. gimme more
    The BBC Is Working On a #FreeBritney Documentary of Its OwnBAFTA-winning journalist Mobeen Azhar will travel the U.S., speaking to fans behind the movement.
    By Zoe Haylock
  14. trailer mix
    HBO Rolls Out a Trailer for Tina DocumentaryThe special premieres on March 27.
    By Justin Curto
  15. backstories
    How Allen v Farrow Obtained Never-Before-Seen Home Videotapes and Lost Documents“There was a cover-up of mass proportion.”
    By Nick Allen
  16. review
    Biggie’s Story Finally Gets a Proper RetellingNetflix’s new documentary I Got a Story to Tell visualizes the making of the artist more than the unmaking.
    By Craig Jenkins
  17. the world’s a little blurry
    9 Things We Learn About Billie Eilish in Her New DocumentaryA secret boyfriend, her dream car, and crying into Justin Bieber’s arms.
    By Charlotte Walsh
  18. operation varsity blues
    Netflix Announces College Admissions Scandal Doc From Makers of Tiger KingAnd Lori Loughlin’s been sprung from prison in time to watch it.
    By Rebecca Alter
  19. she’s so lucky she’s a star
    Failing Britney SpearsIt shouldn’t have taken ten years to realize the discourse about her had been a hurtful, unhealthy constant.
    By Craig Jenkins
  20. trailer mix
    Mia Farrow Wishes She ‘Never Met’ Woody Allen in HBO’s Allen v. Farrow TrailerThe docuseries will feature new interviews and video footage.
    By Devon Ivie
  21. trailer mix
    Go Behind the Scenes With Biggie Smalls in Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell TrailerThe first official documentary about Christopher George Latore Wallace, a.k.a. the Notorious B.I.G., hits Netflix on March 1.
    By Chris Murphy
  22. close reads
    Framing Britney and the Empathy of a Simple TimelineWhat now stands out as a central, fundamental event in Britney’s life might’ve remained a footnote if not for the doc’s chronology.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  23. vulture lists
    11 Great Magic Specials, TV Shows, and Documentaries Streaming Right NowAbracadabra, baby.
    By Emily Palmer Heller
  24. q&a
    MLK/FBI Delves Into the ‘Darkest Part’ of FBI HistorySam Pollard’s documentary chronicles the bureau’s yearslong campaign of governmental harassment, wiretapping, and attempted defamation.
    By Chris Lee
  25. movie review
    The Dissident Is a Grisly Look at the Life and Death of Jamal KhashoggiIt’s a complex, damning portrait of how Saudi Arabia dealt with a citizen who turned on the regime.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  26. trailer mix
    Pretend It’s a City Trailer: Martin Scorsese Presents Fran Lebowitz’s New YorkA new Scorsese doc, coming to Netflix on January 8.
    By Zoe Haylock
  27. roll clip!
    Step Forward and Watch This Sneak Peek of The Beatles: Get BackPeter Jackson unveiled five minutes of cheery footage, giving us a sense of “the spirit of the film.”
    By Devon Ivie
  28. documentaries
    With Drawn Arms Resurrects the Story of Tommie Smith for TodayInformally screened for players in both the NBA and the WNBA bubble, it chronicles the Olympian’s singular path from athleticism to activism
    By Chris Lee
  29. tv review
    HBO’s New Bee Gees Documentary Does More Than Just DiscoThe Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart smartly contextualizes the story of one of the most successful groups in pop history.
    By Jen Chaney
  30. trailer mix
    Say ‘How You Doin’?’ to the First Trailer for Wendy Williams: The MovieFinally, a Lifetime biopic about a native New Yorker.
    By Chris Murphy
  31. docuseries
    How John Wilson Made the Perfect COVID-Era TV FinaleThe documentarian discusses the unexpectedly moving episode of his HBO series.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  32. it’s a pink friday
    Nicki Minaj’s Long-Awaited Docuseries Is Heading to HBO MaxHBO Max better get ready for the Barbz.
    By Zoe Haylock
  33. trailer mix
    Meet Tekashi Before the Tattoos in the 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez TrailerYou can watch this investigation into 69’s rise now, if you’re into that.
    By Zoe Haylock
  34. trailer mix
    See the Trailer for Errol Morris’s Timothy Leary Doc My Psychedelic Love StoryA tale of LSD-fueled adventures, and FBI intrigue.
    By Nate Jones
  35. trailer mix
    Tekashi 6ix9ine Speaks After His Prison Release in Showtime Doc SupervillainThe three-part series will premiere in early 2021.
    By Justin Curto
  36. my album is dropping
    Bruce Springsteen Writes a Letter to You, Releases New Album and Apple TV+ DocThe documentary captures the process of the five days he spent recording the album at his home studio in Colts Neck, New Jersey.
    By Chris Murphy
  37. close reads
    Before NXIVM and The Vow, Mark Vicente Directed a Truly Bizarre Hit DocumentaryA look back at What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?, the 2004 indie phenom that Vicente made back when he was the student of another dubious guru figure.
    By Alison Willmore
  38. trailer mix
    Here’s Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You Doc Trailer, Just for YouCapturing his marathon five-day recording session with the E Street Band.
    By Justin Curto
  39. roll clip!
    Totally Under Control Clip: How Volunteers Ran Jared Kushner’s COVID Task ForceIn a clip from Alex Gibney’s new doc, Max Kennedy Jr. details how he and several other unpaid 20-somethings secured PPE for America.
    By Zoe Haylock
  40. stand-up
    The Challenge of Making a Comedy Store Documentary From the InsideA chat with director Mike Binder about his five-part series on the legendary comedy club.
    By David Peisner
  41. defenses
    Believe It or Not, Facebook Isn’t Happy About Netflix Doc The Social DilemmaAnd the issues are outlined in a seven-point post.
    By Zoe Haylock
  42. trailer mix
    Watch the Perfectly Timed Trailer for COVID Documentary Totally Under ControlLooks like Alex Gibney understands timing.
    By Rebecca Alter
  43. stand-up
    David Letterman Was ‘Petrified’ the First Time He Performed at the Comedy StoreShowtime’s documentary series about the club debuts October 4.
    By Megh Wright
  44. trailer mix
    Showtime’s Belushi Documentary Looks Back on the Life of a Comedy Legend“We fell in love the moment we met. It was just high wattage from day one.”
    By Megh Wright
  45. movies
    Why Wait for Death?In her new film, Kirsten Johnson documents the loss of her father to dementia — while “killing” him over and over again.
    By Helen Shaw
  46. my octopus teacher
    So How Horny Is the Netflix Octopus Movie?Y’all are unwell.
    By Rebecca Alter
  47. movie review
    RBG Is the Best Imaginable Retaliation to MansplainingYes, the Ruth Bader Ginsburg doc is a hagiography, but it has its cheeky aspect.
    By David Edelstein
  48. teasers
    HBO’s New Docuseries How To With John Wilson Is Nathan Fielder ApprovedHe produced it!
    By Megh Wright
  49. trailer mix
    Jim Carrey, David Letterman, More Appear in Showtime’s The Comedy Store TrailerThe four-part docuseries debuts on October 4.
    By Megh Wright
  50. this is paris
    Paris Hilton Describes Her Utah Boarding-School Experience As ‘Living in Hell’She opens up about the 11 months she spent at Provo Canyon School in the doc This Is Paris, debuting on September 14 on YouTube.
    By Chris Murphy
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