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7 years ago today, 'Midnight Family' premiered at Sundance, where it won an award for its cinematography.
Watch it now on Pluto TV and check out our review of the film, which follows a family-operated ambulance service in Mexico City: bit.ly/35UpVQ6
Watch it now on Pluto TV and check out our review of the film, which follows a family-operated ambulance service in Mexico City: bit.ly/35UpVQ6
January 26, 2026 at 7:16 PM
7 years ago today, 'Midnight Family' premiered at Sundance, where it won an award for its cinematography.
Watch it now on Pluto TV and check out our review of the film, which follows a family-operated ambulance service in Mexico City: bit.ly/35UpVQ6
Watch it now on Pluto TV and check out our review of the film, which follows a family-operated ambulance service in Mexico City: bit.ly/35UpVQ6
From showcases of young love to partners mourned, these films span a wide range of styles in their deconstruction of the romantic. bit.ly/2rZpQMg
January 26, 2026 at 6:58 PM
From showcases of young love to partners mourned, these films span a wide range of styles in their deconstruction of the romantic. bit.ly/2rZpQMg
The best documentaries for kids, including 'March of the Penguins,' which premiered at Sundance on this day in 2005: www.nonfics.com/p/documentar...
January 26, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The best documentaries for kids, including 'March of the Penguins,' which premiered at Sundance on this day in 2005: www.nonfics.com/p/documentar...
Angela Davis celebrates her birthday today.
Here's Shola Lynch on how and why she made a film about Davis ('Free Angela and All Political Prisoners,') and how and why it was important not to depict the FBI and Ronald Reagan as total villains in the story: buff.ly/4awGjsC
Here's Shola Lynch on how and why she made a film about Davis ('Free Angela and All Political Prisoners,') and how and why it was important not to depict the FBI and Ronald Reagan as total villains in the story: buff.ly/4awGjsC
January 26, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Angela Davis celebrates her birthday today.
Here's Shola Lynch on how and why she made a film about Davis ('Free Angela and All Political Prisoners,') and how and why it was important not to depict the FBI and Ronald Reagan as total villains in the story: buff.ly/4awGjsC
Here's Shola Lynch on how and why she made a film about Davis ('Free Angela and All Political Prisoners,') and how and why it was important not to depict the FBI and Ronald Reagan as total villains in the story: buff.ly/4awGjsC
D. A. Pennebaker's 'Don't Look Back' (now streaming on the TCM app and On Demand) is widely considered to be one of the greatest documentaries of all time, as listed here: buff.ly/2vikTNq
Check out our own look back at the film here: buff.ly/AsR0Kj5
Check out our own look back at the film here: buff.ly/AsR0Kj5
January 26, 2026 at 5:08 PM
D. A. Pennebaker's 'Don't Look Back' (now streaming on the TCM app and On Demand) is widely considered to be one of the greatest documentaries of all time, as listed here: buff.ly/2vikTNq
Check out our own look back at the film here: buff.ly/AsR0Kj5
Check out our own look back at the film here: buff.ly/AsR0Kj5
Sara Jordenö’s 'Kiki,' which premiered at Sundance 10 years ago today, is a smart, confident debut and a real credit to its polyphonic subject. Our review from the festival in 2016: bit.ly/3pmPWBA
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Sara Jordenö’s 'Kiki,' which premiered at Sundance 10 years ago today, is a smart, confident debut and a real credit to its polyphonic subject. Our review from the festival in 2016: bit.ly/3pmPWBA
10 years ago today, Kirsten Johnson's ‘Cameraperson’ premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Watch this powerful and inquisitive memoir now on HBO Max or The Criterion Channel and read our review here: buff.ly/2uXfP0i
Watch this powerful and inquisitive memoir now on HBO Max or The Criterion Channel and read our review here: buff.ly/2uXfP0i
January 26, 2026 at 4:04 PM
10 years ago today, Kirsten Johnson's ‘Cameraperson’ premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Watch this powerful and inquisitive memoir now on HBO Max or The Criterion Channel and read our review here: buff.ly/2uXfP0i
Watch this powerful and inquisitive memoir now on HBO Max or The Criterion Channel and read our review here: buff.ly/2uXfP0i
Today in Documentary
'Vivien’s Wild Ride' airs on PBS via Independent Lens
'Mouth of the Wolf: Amanda Knox Returns to Italy' premieres on Hulu
The new series 'History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames' debuts on History
Find more to watch here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
'Vivien’s Wild Ride' airs on PBS via Independent Lens
'Mouth of the Wolf: Amanda Knox Returns to Italy' premieres on Hulu
The new series 'History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames' debuts on History
Find more to watch here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
This Week In Documentary
Theatrical & Streaming Releases - New & Recommended - January 23-29, 2026
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January 26, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Today in Documentary
'Vivien’s Wild Ride' airs on PBS via Independent Lens
'Mouth of the Wolf: Amanda Knox Returns to Italy' premieres on Hulu
The new series 'History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames' debuts on History
Find more to watch here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
'Vivien’s Wild Ride' airs on PBS via Independent Lens
'Mouth of the Wolf: Amanda Knox Returns to Italy' premieres on Hulu
The new series 'History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames' debuts on History
Find more to watch here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
7 years ago today, 'Hail Satan?' premiered at Sundance.
Here's our review of this film, which we call "quick and charming and thoughtful as it redefines adversaries both symbolic and real": bit.ly/2LWsPfG
Here's our review of this film, which we call "quick and charming and thoughtful as it redefines adversaries both symbolic and real": bit.ly/2LWsPfG
January 25, 2026 at 10:30 PM
7 years ago today, 'Hail Satan?' premiered at Sundance.
Here's our review of this film, which we call "quick and charming and thoughtful as it redefines adversaries both symbolic and real": bit.ly/2LWsPfG
Here's our review of this film, which we call "quick and charming and thoughtful as it redefines adversaries both symbolic and real": bit.ly/2LWsPfG
On this date in 2010, 'Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work' premiered at Sundance. Watch it now on AMC+ or Kanopy and find it on this list of the best documentaries about funny people: buff.ly/3B6vHTU
January 25, 2026 at 7:16 PM
On this date in 2010, 'Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work' premiered at Sundance. Watch it now on AMC+ or Kanopy and find it on this list of the best documentaries about funny people: buff.ly/3B6vHTU
We recommend 'Bad Press,' which is now streaming free on Kanopy. You can find our review here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
January 25, 2026 at 6:58 PM
We recommend 'Bad Press,' which is now streaming free on Kanopy. You can find our review here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
6 years ago today, 'The Cave' made its broadcast debut on NatGeo. You can now watch it on Hulu. Here's our review of the film: buff.ly/40vh4Cr
January 25, 2026 at 6:20 PM
6 years ago today, 'The Cave' made its broadcast debut on NatGeo. You can now watch it on Hulu. Here's our review of the film: buff.ly/40vh4Cr
10 years ago today, 'Audrie & Daisy' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Watch it now on Netflix and read about it in this essay on documentaries about sexual assault survivors: www.nonfics.com/p/breaking-t...
January 25, 2026 at 5:34 PM
10 years ago today, 'Audrie & Daisy' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Watch it now on Netflix and read about it in this essay on documentaries about sexual assault survivors: www.nonfics.com/p/breaking-t...
“We’re not much for censorship...This is a fascinating look at who decides what we are able to see and not. And how.” - The Twisted Twins on Kirby Dick's 'This Film is Not Yet Rated,' which premiered at Sundance 20 years ago today. Read more: buff.ly/2L6CY68
January 25, 2026 at 5:08 PM
“We’re not much for censorship...This is a fascinating look at who decides what we are able to see and not. And how.” - The Twisted Twins on Kirby Dick's 'This Film is Not Yet Rated,' which premiered at Sundance 20 years ago today. Read more: buff.ly/2L6CY68
10 years ago today, Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker’s 'Unlocking the Cage' premiered at Sundance. Watch it now on Kanopy and read our review of this thought-provoking doc on nonhuman rights lawyer Steven M. Wise bit.ly/36agsqp
January 25, 2026 at 4:25 PM
10 years ago today, Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker’s 'Unlocking the Cage' premiered at Sundance. Watch it now on Kanopy and read our review of this thought-provoking doc on nonhuman rights lawyer Steven M. Wise bit.ly/36agsqp
In honor of today being the 25th anniversary of the Sundance premiere of 'Southern Comfort' (now streaming free on Tubi), here's a showcase of favorite love stories in nonfiction film: bit.ly/3iJ6NME
January 25, 2026 at 4:03 PM
In honor of today being the 25th anniversary of the Sundance premiere of 'Southern Comfort' (now streaming free on Tubi), here's a showcase of favorite love stories in nonfiction film: bit.ly/3iJ6NME
"It’s a tough watch, but that’s usually the case with things we *must* watch."
'The Alabama Solution' has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film. You can watch it now on HBO Max and read our review here: www.nonfics.com/p/alabama-so...
'The Alabama Solution' has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film. You can watch it now on HBO Max and read our review here: www.nonfics.com/p/alabama-so...
January 25, 2026 at 3:58 PM
"It’s a tough watch, but that’s usually the case with things we *must* watch."
'The Alabama Solution' has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film. You can watch it now on HBO Max and read our review here: www.nonfics.com/p/alabama-so...
'The Alabama Solution' has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film. You can watch it now on HBO Max and read our review here: www.nonfics.com/p/alabama-so...
11 years ago today, the adorable and heartwarming documentary 'Batkid Begins' debuted at the Slamdance Film Festival. Watch it now on Max and read our review here: buff.ly/4h6F5qd
January 24, 2026 at 10:30 PM
11 years ago today, the adorable and heartwarming documentary 'Batkid Begins' debuted at the Slamdance Film Festival. Watch it now on Max and read our review here: buff.ly/4h6F5qd
John Belushi was born on this date in 1949. We recommend honoring the occasion by watching R.J. Cutler's 'Belushi' on Paramount+. Here's our review of the biographical doc: buff.ly/4ht8DhB
January 24, 2026 at 7:16 PM
John Belushi was born on this date in 1949. We recommend honoring the occasion by watching R.J. Cutler's 'Belushi' on Paramount+. Here's our review of the biographical doc: buff.ly/4ht8DhB
10 years ago today, Robert Greene's ‘Kate Plays Christine’ debuted at Sundance. Here's our review of the film, which plays with form in ways rarely seen in American documentary: bit.ly/3ibaN8i
January 24, 2026 at 6:58 PM
10 years ago today, Robert Greene's ‘Kate Plays Christine’ debuted at Sundance. Here's our review of the film, which plays with form in ways rarely seen in American documentary: bit.ly/3ibaN8i
20 years ago today, 'An Inconvenient Truth' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The following year, it won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.
It's obviously on this list of essential climate change documentaries: bit.ly/2UihEmp
It's obviously on this list of essential climate change documentaries: bit.ly/2UihEmp
January 24, 2026 at 6:20 PM
20 years ago today, 'An Inconvenient Truth' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The following year, it won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.
It's obviously on this list of essential climate change documentaries: bit.ly/2UihEmp
It's obviously on this list of essential climate change documentaries: bit.ly/2UihEmp
10 years ago today, the political documentary 'Weiner' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Here's a piece on the film's cringe appeal: www.nonfics.com/p/weiner-and...
Here's a piece on the film's cringe appeal: www.nonfics.com/p/weiner-and...
January 24, 2026 at 5:34 PM
10 years ago today, the political documentary 'Weiner' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Here's a piece on the film's cringe appeal: www.nonfics.com/p/weiner-and...
Here's a piece on the film's cringe appeal: www.nonfics.com/p/weiner-and...
New Jersey TV personality Floyd Vivino, aka Uncle Floyd, died this week.
We recommend watching him in the film 'Flipside,' which is available to stream on Prime Video or Kanopy. It topped our list of the best documentaries of 2024: www.nonfics.com/p/best-docum...
We recommend watching him in the film 'Flipside,' which is available to stream on Prime Video or Kanopy. It topped our list of the best documentaries of 2024: www.nonfics.com/p/best-docum...
January 24, 2026 at 5:08 PM
New Jersey TV personality Floyd Vivino, aka Uncle Floyd, died this week.
We recommend watching him in the film 'Flipside,' which is available to stream on Prime Video or Kanopy. It topped our list of the best documentaries of 2024: www.nonfics.com/p/best-docum...
We recommend watching him in the film 'Flipside,' which is available to stream on Prime Video or Kanopy. It topped our list of the best documentaries of 2024: www.nonfics.com/p/best-docum...
We review two new short documentaries that just premiered at Sundance: www.nonfics.com/p/reviews-ho...
Reviews: 'La Tierra Del Valor (The Home Of The Brave)' & 'The Baddest Speechwriter Of All'
Part 1 of our 2026 Sundance coverage highlights two short documentaries.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM
We review two new short documentaries that just premiered at Sundance: www.nonfics.com/p/reviews-ho...
30 years ago today, 'When We Were Kings' premiered at Sundance.
Read about why we consider this essential film, which documents the famous "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, a classic of nonfiction cinema: bit.ly/2RpCf5f
Read about why we consider this essential film, which documents the famous "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, a classic of nonfiction cinema: bit.ly/2RpCf5f
January 24, 2026 at 4:01 PM
30 years ago today, 'When We Were Kings' premiered at Sundance.
Read about why we consider this essential film, which documents the famous "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, a classic of nonfiction cinema: bit.ly/2RpCf5f
Read about why we consider this essential film, which documents the famous "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, a classic of nonfiction cinema: bit.ly/2RpCf5f