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  1. takeaways
    8 Takeaways From Hulu’s Surprise-Released Fyre Festival DocFrom what Ja Rule knew to Hulu shading Netflix’s rival doc.
    By Dee Lockett
  2. trailer mix
    Watch the Trailer for Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes“He just doesn’t look like the type to kill somebody.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  3. trailer mix
    Lorena Bobbitt Is Ready to Talk in the First Trailer for Lorena“I didn’t choose to be in the spotlight, but there’s no going back.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  4. trailer mix
    Watch the First Trailer for Documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black HorrorBased on the book by Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  5. tv review
    Surviving R. Kelly Is a Necessary Awakening, But It Asks the Wrong QuestionsThe docuseries walks the line between honoring these survivors’ memories and exploiting them.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  6. documentaries
    American Dream/American Knightmare Gives Suge Knight the Last WordThis Showtime documentary does not fawn, but it lets the Death Row co-founder’s claims go unchallenged.
    By Paul Thompson
  7. best of 2018
    The Top 10 Documentaries of 2018Including Shirkers, Amazing Grace, and They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  8. true crime
    Retired Detective Sues Netflix and Making a Murderer Filmmakers for DefamationManitowoc County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Andrew Colborn says the Netflix docuseries exposed him to “worldwide ridicule, contempt and disdain.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  9. oscars 2019
    Get Ready to Fill That Void: The Academy Rolls Out Its 91st Oscars ShortlistsIf we have the chance to see Gaga, Kendrick, and Dolly on that stage come February and we blow it, so help us God …
    By Halle Kiefer
  10. fyre festival
    Fyre Festival Goes Up in Flames All Over Again With New Netflix Doc“Powerful models built this festival and then one picture of cheese on toast ripped down the festival.”
    By Dee Lockett
  11. trailer mix
    John Grisham Searches for Justice in The Innocent Man TrailerA new Netflix docuseries based on Grisham’s true-crime book.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  12. movies
    Shirkers’ Sandi Tan Didn’t Expect Her Very Strange Story to Be So UniversalThe Shirkers filmmaker talks about the weird life of her long-buried movie, now on Netflix.
    By Emily Yoshida
  13. interview
    The Story Behind Coldplay: A Head Full of DreamsDirector Mat Whitecross on the film that Chris Martin will probably never watch.
    By Eric Ducker
  14. true crime
    John Grisham Docuseries The Innocent Man to Hit Netflix for Christmas BingeingBased on Grisham’s nonfiction book of the same name.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  15. coldplay
    Head Full of Dreams Brings Coldplay Back Down to EarthIt’s an intimate look at the biggest band in the world.
    By Larry Fitzmaurice
  16. documentaries
    Cracked Up Dives Deep Into the Mind and Work of Darrell HammondHere are the most fascinating things we learned from the new documentary.
    By Brian Boone
  17. documentaries
    Syrian Filmmaker Talal Derki’s Documentary Is Putting His Life at RiskHe profiled a member of the al-Nusra Front — and now they’re after him.
    By Abraham Riesman
  18. how did i get here?
    How My Son and I Ended Up in a Film About FilmInstant Dreams, a documentary about Polaroid enthusiasts, comes to New York. I’m in it. How’d that happen?
    By Christopher Bonanos
  19. documentaries
    Meet the 1970s Guerillas Who Helped Kick-start DIY Video ComedyDecades before smartphones and YouTube made producing videos easy, there was TVTV.
    By Luke Kelly-Clyne
  20. movie review
    They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead Is IntoxicatingMorgan Neville gives us a sense of just how much Orson Welles transformed over the years, both intentionally and unintentionally.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  21. tv review
    Shut Up and Dribble Makes a Powerful Case for Athletes Who Speak UpLeBron James co-exec produces this thoughtful docuseries, which explores the NBA’s history of racial justice and protest.
    By Jen Chaney
  22. music
    Terrence Malick Is Making a Documentary About Lil PeepHe’s a friend of the family.
    By Hunter Harris
  23. documentaries
    Ava DuVernay’s Upcoming Prince Documentary Is Already Your Favorite DocumentaryThe film will reportedly have the full cooperation of the late singer’s estate.
    By Halle Kiefer
  24. crime
    Michael Moore Shares Footage of Serial Bomb Suspect Cut From Fahrenheit 11/9The documentary’s crew captured Cesar Sayoc in the crowd at a Florida Trump rally in February 2017.
    By Halle Kiefer
  25. documentaries
    What America to Me Told Me About My Own High SchoolI know what it feels like to be the only black kid in class, and this Starz documentary gave me a sinking sense of déjà vu.
    By Diamond Sharp
  26. harvey weinstein
    Weinstein Accusers Share Their Stories in Trailer for The Reckoning“He left the room. This time he came back fully naked.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  27. documentaries
    The Best Documentaries About Movies Gone Completely AwryShirkers continues a long tradition of documentaries showing how hard filmmaking can be.
    By Keith Phipps
  28. tv
    Samuel L. Jackson Suits Up to Host Underwater Archaeology Docuseries EnslavedThe six-part show will examine the Atlantic slave trade by searching for artifacts and ships sunk during the Middle Passage.
    By Halle Kiefer
  29. movie review
    Liza, Cher, Warhol: Studio 54 and the Greatest Party You Weren’t Invited ToMatt Tyrnauer’s documentary is swift and entertaining — but later veers into odd, branded-content territory.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  30. studio 54
    The Founder of Studio 54 Is Finally Ready to Tell What Really Went Down ThereIan Schrager on getting over his embarrassment for doing time for stealing from the disco, and having Roy Cohn as his lawyer.
    By Carl Swanson
  31. tv review
    Who Is The Circus For?It’s hard to say what this Showtime docuseries adds to our understanding of politics or the way the news cycle works.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  32. documentaries
    When One Mistake Means the End of Your Movie — and Its StarThe stars and directors of Free Solo on their wildly dangerous free climbs, 3,000 feet up in the air.
    By Scott Tobias
  33. tv review
    Who Gets to Define Jane Fonda?The HBO documentary Jane Fonda in Five Acts reduces the Hollywood legend, even as it strives to exalt and empower her.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  34. documentaries
    What Lisa D’Apolito Learned About Gilda Radner Making Love, GildaGoing inside the SNL legend’s life and career with director Lisa D’Apolito.
    By Megh Wright
  35. tiff 2018
    Here Are Michael Moore’s Biggest Targets in Fahrenheit 11/9Including Donald Trump, the New York Times, and Barack Obama.
    By E. Alex Jung
  36. documentaries
    Why America to Me Director Steve James Made a TV Show About My High SchoolA conversation about his new Starz docuseries, which looks at racial inequity in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park.
    By Abraham Riesman
  37. movie review
    Hulu’s Crime + Punishment Is a Powerful Work of DocumentaryStephen Maing’s film about 12 NYPD whistle-blowers makes you angry and scared in equal measure.
    By David Edelstein
  38. documentaries
    The RBG Documentary Is Coming to CNN, Hand Weights and AllGet ready to crush the patriarchy on the small screen.
    By Josef Adalian
  39. classic hollywood
    How the Dishy Documentary Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Got MadeDirector Matt Tyrnauer on how he found “pimp to the stars” Scotty Bowers, and the stories that got cut.
    By Jackson McHenry
  40. netflix
    What Other Tea Will Quincy Jones Spill in His Netflix Doc?The doc, directed by his daughter Rashida Jones, debuts September 21.
    By Dee Lockett
  41. vulture lists
    The Best True-Crime Series and Movies on NetflixFrom Making a Murderer and The Staircase to lesser-known standouts.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  42. the industry
    The USA Gymnastics Sex-Abuse Scandal Is Getting the HBO TreatmentA new documentary.
    By Devon Ivie
  43. from the archives
    Looking Back at Jerry Seinfeld: Comedian (Without the Cars and Coffee)Revisiting the 2002 documentary featuring Seinfeld and Orny Adams.
    By Ramsey Ess
  44. Birth Control Essure Pulled Prior to Release of Netflix Doc The Bleeding Edge“This is exactly why we do this work: This film has already changed policies and changed history,” filmmaker Kirby Dick said in a statement.
    By Halle Kiefer
  45. film adaptations
    Three Identical Strangers Documentary Is Getting Adapted Into a Feature FilmA fraternal twin of sorts.
    By Jackson McHenry
  46. trailer mix
    M.I.A.’s Documentary Will See the Light of Day; Here’s the Trailer to Prove ItIts director previously leaked the trailer, sending the film into development limbo.
    By Dee Lockett
  47. documentaries
    9 of the Most Intriguing Revelations From Robin Williams: Come Inside My MindMarina Zenovich’s documentary is full of fascinating stories about the late comedian.
    By Brian Boone
  48. podcasts
    Pod Save America’s Jon Favreau Has a New Politics PodcastThe Wilderness is about the history and future of the Democratic Party.
    By Nicholas Quah
  49. movie review
    The Latest Whitney Houston Documentary Fixates More on Her Death Than Her LifeKevin Macdonald’s film attempts to deconstruct Whitney Houston without ever really painting a compelling portrait of her.
    By Emily Yoshida
  50. documentaries
    ‘We Have to Do the Show’: What Spring Awakening Means to Parkland SurvivorsA new documentary follows Stoneman Douglas students in the months afterward, as they rehearse the Broadway musical.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
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