History
Blowback Explores the Messy History of US Interventionism
The well-researched podcast has done deep dives into US attempts at regime change in Iraq and Cuba, with its new season tackling the Korean War.
Documentary
News
Queer Arts Space Cancels Documenta Programming After Harassment Incidents
The New Delhi-based gallery and performance space Party Office wants Documenta to offer a public apology after artists reported incidents of racism and transphobic harassment in Kassel.
Film
A Youthful Documentary Memoir Both Enthralls and Frustrates
For both good and bad, first-time filmmaker Rebeca Huntt is “the lens, the subject, the authority” of Beba.
Film
An Emotional Documentary Follows Two Cattlewomen on the Range
Set in remote Idaho, Bitterbrush is a satisfyingly different kind of Western.
Film
Reimagining the Archives of a Revolution
Portuguese filmmaker Filipa César, whose work is the subject of an online retrospective hosted by Metrograph, seeks to help Bissau-Guineans preserve the memory of their revolution.
Film
In the Films of Dore O., Feelings Create Their Own Reality
Overlooked for too long in the experimental scene, the recently deceased German director is getting a tribute series at Anthology Film Archives.
Film
A Frightening Doc About the NYC Subway
End of the Line captures five years of failed efforts to fix the city’s disastrously bad train infrastructure.
Film
What Documentaries to Catch at This Year’s Tribeca Film Festival
This year’s iteration includes titles about AOC, the making of movie sex scenes, and what’s happened to the “stars” of older documentaries.
Film
A Timely Documentary Revisits the Time When Abortion Was Illegal
The Janes interviews former members of Chicago’s underground network that helped people secure abortions.
Film
David Attenborough Guides Us to the Time of the Dinosaurs
Prehistoric Planet is visually ambitious, but the docuseries often fails to contextualize those visuals for the curious viewer.
Film
Films to Watch on the 50th Anniversary of Okinawa’s Return to Japanese Rule
From 1968 to 1973, the Nihon Documentarist Union did radical documentary work in Japan. They made two films in Okinawa before, during, and after its reversion.
Film
How Hollywood Has Helped Colonize Hawaiʻi
Anthony Banua-Simon’s documentary Cane Fire contrasts decades of Hollywood images of his home with its current reality.