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In a New Docuseries, the New York Times Struggles to Defend Journalism
The Weekly, the paper's documentary venture with FX, is well made but overly reliant on "Truth" branding.
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The Restoration of a 1446 Painting Revisits Florence’s History of Infanticide
A documentary dives into the history of the Institute of the Innocents, which housed unwanted babies, and the first painting it ever commissioned.
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Julia Reichert's 50 Years of Challenging the Status Quo
A retrospective series at the Museum of Modern Art is putting a spotlight on the veteran documentarian.
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The Exciting Native American Film Program at This Year's Whitney Biennial
At Yale Union, visitors can preview the films Sky Hopinka has curated for the Biennial.
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In Encountering a Sinking Migrant Ship, a Pilot Confronts the Edges of her Civilization
In the film, Styx, the protagonist's fancy yacht, independence, and wisely provisioned voyage emerge as emblems of blind exclusivity, and the technologies of her civilization are tainted with civic mercilessness.
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Juliette Binoche Offers a Tantalizing Performance in Her Two Latest Films
In both High Life and Non-Fiction, Binoche is a temptress equally tender and intimidating.
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How a Great American Fashion Designer Rose and Fell Along with Disco
A documentary tracks the life and work of superstar designer Halston.
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How a Jeopardy! Champ's Play to Become a Feminist Public Intellectual Crashed
The new documentary Who is Arthur Chu? is a cautionary tale about the dangers of getting too online.
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The Fraudulent Health Startup that Got an Acclaimed Documentarian to Make Its Ads
How can we reconcile Errol Morris's stated mission of pursuing the truth with him helping to promote Theranos?
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Dream to Walk on Water
A new documentary reveals the passion and labor that went into creating artworks that look too fantastical to be true.
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How the First Smartphone Came Out in 1994, But Flopped
A new documentary examines the downfall of the software company General Magic, and raises questions about Silicon Valley's philosophy on failure.
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Unearthly Views of the World's Oldest Spaceport
Baikonur, Earth, a documentary premiering at the Panorama Europe Film Festival, surveys the facility that launched Sputnik.