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  1. trailer mix
    Pamela Anderson Tells Her Side of the (Love) StoryIn Netflix’s Pamela, a love story.
    By Jason P. Frank
  2. trailer mix
    The Price of Glee Doc Has Lots of Glee References But No Glee StarsDon’t Gleek out yet.
    By Jason P. Frank
  3. keeping up with the ex-royals
    Harry & Meghan No Longer Silenced in Upcoming DocuseriesThe first volume premieres December 8 on Netflix.
    By Zoe Guy
  4. y’arrrr
    The Bahamas Will Straight Up Arrest Billy McFarland If He Tries Another Venture(1) Ninety-nine messages in bottles. (2) ??? (3) Profit.
    By Rebecca Alter
  5. health updates
    Roberta Flack’s ALS Disease Has ‘Made It Impossible to Sing’Her new doc, Roberta, debuts on November 17.
    By Zoe Guy
  6. vulture lists
    The 17 Best Documentaries to Stream As You’re Falling AsleepLet nonfiction be your pillow.
    By Roxana Hadadi and Carrie Wittmer
  7. it’s britney
    Britney Spears Saw the Documentaries and Thinks They’re the ‘Trashiest’“I think the meanest part was the deception in claiming it was to help me!!!”
    By Jason P. Frank
  8. screen time
    How Peter Jackson Broke Up the BeatlesAnd used AI to make Revolver better than ever.
    By Lane Brown
  9. trailer mix
    Phil Spector Is a Creep on Trial in the New True-Crime Docuseries Spector“Phil Spector enjoyed bringing people to his home and locking them inside.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  10. father son and house of downey
    Netflix Hopes Robert Downey Jr., Sr. Will Win an OscarThe streamer is reportedly planning to push the Team Downey documentary for Academy Award consideration.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  11. trailer mix
    Helen Mirren Is Queen of Documentary Now’s Season 53 TrailerThe new season guest-stars Cate Blanchett, Alexander Skarsgård, and Nicholas Braun.
    By Hershal Pandya
  12. what a way to make a livin’
    Dolly Parton and Kelly Clarkson Worked on a New ‘9 to 5’Years after it was Clarkson’s first Kellyoke cover.
    By Justin Curto
  13. documentaries
    Louis C.K. Doc to Follow His Return to Stand-up After Sexual Harassment ClaimsParamount exec David Nevins calls it “a very interesting documentary, which I haven’t seen yet.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  14. objection!
    The Aretha Franklin Documentary Producer Is Suing Neon‘Amazing Grace’ took 40+ years to come out, only to be buried, per the lawsuit.
    By Bethy Squires
  15. sorry to bother you
    Armie Hammer True-Crime Special Will Detail 5 Generations of Family SinsFather, son, and House of Hammer.
    By Zoe Guy
  16. trailer mix
    HBO’s The Princess Gives Diana the Get Back TreatmentNo talking heads, none of the time.
    By Bethy Squires
  17. trailer mix
    Freak Out! Over New Bowie Footage in Moonage DaydreamThe first estate-approved David Bowie film featuring his music is out September 16.
    By Justin Curto
  18. trailer mix
    The Last Movie Stars Trailer: Ethan Hawke Directs George Clooney As Paul NewmanButch Cassidy and the Batman.
    By Jason P. Frank
  19. vulture recommends
    Tony Kaye’s 2006 Documentary Showed Us the Anti-Abortion Movement’s BlueprintLake of Fire covered 30 years of the fight for reproductive rights.
    By A.A. Dowd
  20. heartbreak hotel
    What to Watch While Coming Down From ElvisMovies, documentaries, and TV shows to watch after Baz Luhrmann’s megamusical about the King.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  21. clips don’t lie
    No, J.Lo Didn’t Shade Shakira in Her Halftime DocumentaryShe was only mad at the time constraints of their Super Bowl performance.
    By Justin Curto
  22. dramatization drama
    Michael Peterson Feels “Pimped Out” by The StaircaseHe has “no sympathy” for documentarian Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, “any more than I would for a hooker who contracted an STD after peddling her ass.”
    By Zoe Guy
  23. jammin
    13 Essential Music-Festival DocumentariesExercises in mythmaking.
    By Elle Carroll
  24. chat room
    Judd Apatow on Documenting the Legacy (and Fart Jokes) of George CarlinTalking with the filmmaker about his HBO docuseries on the legendary stand-up.
    By Jason Diamond
  25. trailer mix
    XXXTentacion Doc Look at Me Heading to Hulu After Five YearsThe new trailer features an interview with abuse accuser Geneva Ayala.
    By Justin Curto
  26. stand-up specials
    Norm Macdonald’s Final Comedy Special Coming to NetflixPremiering May 30 on Netflix.
    By Bethy Squires
  27. we’re far from the shallow now
    Teal Swan Documentary Will Usher in the Summer of CultsThe Deep End airs on Freeform as part of its new docuseries slate.
    By Morgan Baila
  28. health
    Oprah Says Doctor Once Told Her to ‘Embrace Hunger’ to Fix Thyroid ProblemWhile reflecting on how fame has affected her experiences with health care.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  29. respect the classics
    This Brian Eno Documentary Will Be Ambient As HellBut will also employ “groundbreaking generative technology,” per his instructions.
    By Devon Ivie
  30. don’t be fooled by the rocks
    It’s Jenny From the Doc NowJennifer Lopez’s new Netflix documentary, Halftime, will open Tribeca Film Festival.
    By Ashley Shannon Wu
  31. summer of soul
    Questlove Put the Soul Back in Summer, Inspiring New Harlem Festival of CultureModeled after the Harlem Cultural Festival, the subject of his Oscar-winning documentary.
    By Justin Curto
  32. good 4 her
    Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour Documentary Is Driving Home 2 Disney+driving home 2 u, out March 25, features new live arrangements of the album.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  33. pam’s turn
    Pamela Anderson Is Telling Her Side of the Story to NetflixA feature-length documentary by Ryan White is coming to the streaming service.
    By Bethy Squires
  34. swiper no swiping
    ‘The Tinder Swindler’ Gets Sued by His Fake DaddyThey’re not keeping it in the family.
    By Ashley Shannon Wu
  35. trailer mix
    The Undercurrent Trailer Brings a Submarine Murder to Surface“The submarine goes down. One person comes back.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  36. what’s the deal with docs?
    Larry David Curbs HBO Documentary on His LifeHe reportedly “didn’t love” The Larry David Story, which was set to premiere Tuesday night.
    By Justin Curto
  37. review
    The Kanye You Thought You KnewJeen-Yuhs is the quintessential visual document of Ye’s career. It’s also an unnervingly neat read.
    By Craig Jenkins
  38. street justice
    ‘The Tinder Swindler’ Is Banned From SwipingAnd, you know, scamming his matches out of millions.
    By Ashley Shannon Wu
  39. essay
    The Many Lives of Janet JacksonHow many ways will her story be told without seeing the full picture?
    By Shamira Ibrahim
  40. fake news
    How Many Languages Does Werner Herzog Speak?Years after he made a fake documentary about Loch Ness, the director explains how an outtake from the film took on a life of its own.
    By Séamas O'Reilly
  41. black lives matter
    Rest in Power and the Performance of Black DeathWhy was Jay-Z’s Trayvon Martin documentary so frustratingly hopeful?
    By Carvell Wallace
  42. sundance 2022
    Evan Rachel Wood Says She Was ‘Raped On-Camera’ by Marilyn Manson“I was coerced into a commercial sex act under false pretenses.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  43. crime
    The Life and Crimes of Robert Durst: A TimelineThe subject of HBO’s The Jinx died a convicted murderer at 78.
    By Nate Jones
  44. trailer mix
    jeen-yuhs Walks to a February 16 Release on NetflixThe Kanye West trilogy, decades in the making, gets a teaser ahead of its Sundance premiere.
    By Justin Curto
  45. legends
    Janet Jackson Tells Her Life Story in New Documentary TrailerIn her own words.
    By Charu Sinha
  46. trailer mix
    LuLaRich Meets PEN15 in HBO Max’s Beanie Mania TrailerThe epic highs and lows of plush collecting.
    By Bethy Squires
  47. let’s ride
    Charli XCX’s Documentary to Vroom Onto a Screen Near YouNew Shapes? Honey, more like new tapes. Charli’s got footage.
    By Rebecca Alter
  48. astroworld
    Hulu Pulls Astroworld: Concert From Hell Documentary After CriticismA Houston investigative news special was promoted on Hulu less than a month after the deaths of ten concertgoers.
    By Rebecca Alter
  49. respect the classics
    Mal Evans, Get Back’s Lovable Anvil King, Will Have His Archives PublishedThe Beatles’ road manager died under tragic circumstances in 1976.
    By Devon Ivie
  50. tl;dw
    12 Get Back Moments You Need to Know to Act Like You Watched the Whole ThingGet back … your time with this handy cheat sheet.
    By Dan Reilly
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