What does it mean to truly know someone—especially someone who has become larger than life? In Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues, Sacha Jenkins doesn’t try to pin Armstrong down into a neat biography. Instead, he invites us to wander through the echoes of the great jazzman’s life, weaving a tale that’s as soulful and layered…
When you hear the title Sasquatch, your first thought might not involve a deep dive into human nature, moral ambiguity, or truth-seeking in a broken world. But that’s where this peculiar three-part series leads its viewers—into the murky terrain of myth, crime, and the flawed humanity lurking in between. For Christians, it’s a show that…
When I pressed play on Hillary, Nanette Burstein’s ambitious four-hour documentary about Hillary Rodham Clinton, I wasn’t sure what to expect. A puff piece? A scathing indictment? Something safely straddling the middle? To my surprise, it was none of these and all of these at once. This isn’t just a series about a woman—however polarizing…
Every once in a while, a documentary comes along that doesn’t just inform—it sweeps you off your feet, wraps you in nostalgia, and leaves you marveling at the sheer brilliance of human creativity. Hulu’s McCartney 3,2,1 does precisely that, inviting us into an intimate conversation between Paul McCartney and producer Rick Rubin. It’s not flashy…
There’s a certain vibrancy, a rhythm that echoes through the streets of Chicago, and City So Real captures it like a symphony. It’s not a symphony of perfection, mind you. This isn’t one of those polished, postcard-perfect depictions of urban life. No, Steve James’ five-part documentary is raw, messy, and profoundly human. But what does…
Imagine a world where creativity reigns supreme, where design transforms fabric into dreams, and where the air is thick with the anticipation of rubbing elbows with the most glamorous people alive. That’s the Met Gala—a night so indulgent, so iconic, that it feels less like an event and more like a myth. The First Monday…
How often do we stop and think about the grandeur above us? I’m not talking about skyscrapers or planes slicing through the clouds—I mean the endless, velvet-dark void that blankets our world, punctuated by specks of light. Space Station 3D, an IMAX film that takes us 350 kilometers above Earth, attempts to shrink that vastness…
There’s something almost mythological about the Beatles’ rise to fame, a tale so universally familiar that it risks losing its humanity in the retelling. That’s where Beatles ’64 steps in, stripping back the layers of legend to show us the real people and the cultural whirlwind they ignited. David Tedeschi, with a team that includes…
From the start, Porcelain War demands your attention. It’s one of those films that doesn’t let you breathe, doesn’t let you sit comfortably. It yanks you into its world of battlefields, shattered ceramics, and weary artists clinging to their crafts as the world collapses around them. It’s haunting, moving, frustrating, and, honestly, a little overwhelming….
Some films grip you with their polish—slick editing, a rhythmic pace, a tidy conclusion. Others are more jagged, their edges raw enough to catch on your thoughts long after the credits have rolled. Lucy Lawless’s debut documentary, Never Look Away, falls into the latter category. It’s not a film that wants to entertain you, at…