Documentary
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‘He Was Outspoken From a Place of Love’: Steven Soderbergh on His John Lennon Doc
The director opens up about making his film on John Lennon’s final interview, why that conversation still resonates, and his use of AI as a creative tool
- Gimme Some Truth
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Martin Short’s Comedic Genius Lauded in ‘Marty, Life Is Short’ Doc Trailer
Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, the late Catherine O’Hara, Tom Hanks, and Short’s alter ego Jiminy Glick celebrate the actor in the Netflix film out May 12
- ‘Nobody Funnier’
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‘A Maestro of Mixed Signals’: How to (Try to) Capture Lorne Michaels on Film
Director Morgan Neville goes deep on his latest documentary, Lorne, and crafting portraits of elusive stars from Steve Martin to Paul McCartney and more
- Live From New York
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‘Trust Me: The False Prophet’: Netflix’s New Docuseries Goes Undercover in FLDS Cult
After leader Warren Jeffs went to prison for abusing minors, a man stepped in to fill his place. But a couple of filmmakers brought him down
- True Crime
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Inside the ‘Incredibly Therapeutic, Really Difficult’ Making of Noah Kahan’s New Documentary
The singer-songwriter and director Nick Sweeney talk about Noah Kahan: Out of Body, arriving soon on Netflix
- Up Close
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‘BTS: The Return’: Six Things We Learned From the Revealing New Documentary
The Netflix film offers insight into the pressures faced by the superstars as they came back from military service to make their new album, Arirang
- Back Together
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He Was Dying of Cancer. So He Made a Comedy About It
André Is an Idiot chronicles a San Francisco ad guru suffering from terminal cancer. It's the funniest doc about death you’ll ever see
- Useful Idiot
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How to Watch CNN’s ‘Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown’ Docuseries Online Without Cable
We break down how to tune into the new four-part series using the streaming platform Sling
- Best Streaming Services
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Frederick Wiseman, Titan of Documentary Filmmaking, Dead at 96
Director eschewed talking-head interviews and title cards to spotlight the joy and rot of various institutions
- Obituary
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The 12 Best Movies of Sundance 2026
From a doc on a once-in-a-lifetime cocktail party to a gritty 1970s-throwback survivalist thriller — the highlights of the final 'dance at the film festival's longtime home base
- Best of Fest
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