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Jon M. Chu's film 'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never' is now streaming on Prime Video. Find out why it's one of the best documentaries about the internet here: bit.ly/2RoNf4j
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Jon M. Chu's film 'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never' is now streaming on Prime Video. Find out why it's one of the best documentaries about the internet here: bit.ly/2RoNf4j
Our favorite documentary of the year makes its broadcast debut on PBS tonight. Read our review of Mstyslav Chernov's '2000 Meters to Andriivka' here: buff.ly/MHFBkDD
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Our favorite documentary of the year makes its broadcast debut on PBS tonight. Read our review of Mstyslav Chernov's '2000 Meters to Andriivka' here: buff.ly/MHFBkDD
Our former Pick of the Week, 'Caterpillar,' is now available on VOD.
Read our recommendation of the film, about a man seeking to permanently change his eye color, here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
Read our recommendation of the film, about a man seeking to permanently change his eye color, here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Our former Pick of the Week, 'Caterpillar,' is now available on VOD.
Read our recommendation of the film, about a man seeking to permanently change his eye color, here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
Read our recommendation of the film, about a man seeking to permanently change his eye color, here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
'Paris is Burning' is also on our list of the best documentaries about New York City: www.nonfics.com/p/10-best-do...
And on our list of the best Sundance documentaries: www.nonfics.com/p/the-10-bes...
And on our list of the best Sundance documentaries: www.nonfics.com/p/the-10-bes...
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
'Paris is Burning' is also on our list of the best documentaries about New York City: www.nonfics.com/p/10-best-do...
And on our list of the best Sundance documentaries: www.nonfics.com/p/the-10-bes...
And on our list of the best Sundance documentaries: www.nonfics.com/p/the-10-bes...
'Paris is Burning' is now streaming on the TCM app and TCM On Demand. You can also find it at the top of this list of the best documentary portraits of LGBT culture: buff.ly/2w77jfv
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
'Paris is Burning' is now streaming on the TCM app and TCM On Demand. You can also find it at the top of this list of the best documentary portraits of LGBT culture: buff.ly/2w77jfv
New on DVD and/or Blu-ray today:
'The Cinema: A Brief History'
'Until the Light Takes Us'
'Monk in Pieces'
'Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time'
'Taboo: The Beginning of Erotic Cinema'
'Brillo Box (3¢ Off)' - find our review of this one here: www.nonfics.com/p/unpacking-...
'The Cinema: A Brief History'
'Until the Light Takes Us'
'Monk in Pieces'
'Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time'
'Taboo: The Beginning of Erotic Cinema'
'Brillo Box (3¢ Off)' - find our review of this one here: www.nonfics.com/p/unpacking-...
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
New on DVD and/or Blu-ray today:
'The Cinema: A Brief History'
'Until the Light Takes Us'
'Monk in Pieces'
'Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time'
'Taboo: The Beginning of Erotic Cinema'
'Brillo Box (3¢ Off)' - find our review of this one here: www.nonfics.com/p/unpacking-...
'The Cinema: A Brief History'
'Until the Light Takes Us'
'Monk in Pieces'
'Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time'
'Taboo: The Beginning of Erotic Cinema'
'Brillo Box (3¢ Off)' - find our review of this one here: www.nonfics.com/p/unpacking-...
Today in Documentary
Mstyslav Chernov's '2000 Meters to Andriivka' airs on PBS
The updated release of 'The Beatles Anthology' begins streaming on Disney+
'Luv Ya, Bum!' is on VOD
'The Shuffle' is on HBO Max
Find more to watch: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
Mstyslav Chernov's '2000 Meters to Andriivka' airs on PBS
The updated release of 'The Beatles Anthology' begins streaming on Disney+
'Luv Ya, Bum!' is on VOD
'The Shuffle' is on HBO Max
Find more to watch: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Today in Documentary
Mstyslav Chernov's '2000 Meters to Andriivka' airs on PBS
The updated release of 'The Beatles Anthology' begins streaming on Disney+
'Luv Ya, Bum!' is on VOD
'The Shuffle' is on HBO Max
Find more to watch: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
Mstyslav Chernov's '2000 Meters to Andriivka' airs on PBS
The updated release of 'The Beatles Anthology' begins streaming on Disney+
'Luv Ya, Bum!' is on VOD
'The Shuffle' is on HBO Max
Find more to watch: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
Today in Documentary
'Bring Them Home' airs on PBS
'Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip to Remember' begins streaming on Disney+
Season 2 of Missing: Dead or Alive? begins streaming on Netflix
Find more to watch here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
'Bring Them Home' airs on PBS
'Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip to Remember' begins streaming on Disney+
Season 2 of Missing: Dead or Alive? begins streaming on Netflix
Find more to watch here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Today in Documentary
'Bring Them Home' airs on PBS
'Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip to Remember' begins streaming on Disney+
Season 2 of Missing: Dead or Alive? begins streaming on Netflix
Find more to watch here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
'Bring Them Home' airs on PBS
'Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip to Remember' begins streaming on Disney+
Season 2 of Missing: Dead or Alive? begins streaming on Netflix
Find more to watch here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
Today in Documentary
'Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip to Remember,' following the actor and his father, premieres on National Geographic
'For King + Country: No Turning Back,' about the Christian pop duo, debuts on Wonder Project
Find more to watch this week here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
'Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip to Remember,' following the actor and his father, premieres on National Geographic
'For King + Country: No Turning Back,' about the Christian pop duo, debuts on Wonder Project
Find more to watch this week here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
November 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Today in Documentary
'Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip to Remember,' following the actor and his father, premieres on National Geographic
'For King + Country: No Turning Back,' about the Christian pop duo, debuts on Wonder Project
Find more to watch this week here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
'Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip to Remember,' following the actor and his father, premieres on National Geographic
'For King + Country: No Turning Back,' about the Christian pop duo, debuts on Wonder Project
Find more to watch this week here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
'Wake Up Dead Man' director Rian Johnson shares his top 10 favorite documentaries: www.nonfics.com/p/breaking-b...
November 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
'Wake Up Dead Man' director Rian Johnson shares his top 10 favorite documentaries: www.nonfics.com/p/breaking-b...
With today being the birthday of both Terry Gilliam and Richard Stanley, here's a list of the best documentaries about the struggles of filmmaking, including 'Lost in La Mancha' and 'Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau': buff.ly/3AKUk8G
November 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
With today being the birthday of both Terry Gilliam and Richard Stanley, here's a list of the best documentaries about the struggles of filmmaking, including 'Lost in La Mancha' and 'Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau': buff.ly/3AKUk8G
5 years ago today, 'Belushi' was released on Showtime.
Read our review of R.J. Cutler's impeccable archival film, which offers a unique sensory experience of the life of John Belushi, here: buff.ly/32XhLtQ
Read our review of R.J. Cutler's impeccable archival film, which offers a unique sensory experience of the life of John Belushi, here: buff.ly/32XhLtQ
November 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
5 years ago today, 'Belushi' was released on Showtime.
Read our review of R.J. Cutler's impeccable archival film, which offers a unique sensory experience of the life of John Belushi, here: buff.ly/32XhLtQ
Read our review of R.J. Cutler's impeccable archival film, which offers a unique sensory experience of the life of John Belushi, here: buff.ly/32XhLtQ
In honor of Marjane Satrapi, who celebrates her birthday today, here's a spotlight on movies based on nonfiction comic books, including her 'Persepolis': buff.ly/3AQk4jZ
November 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
In honor of Marjane Satrapi, who celebrates her birthday today, here's a spotlight on movies based on nonfiction comic books, including her 'Persepolis': buff.ly/3AQk4jZ
"While I appreciate what 'Zodiac Killer Project' is doing and how it’s doing it, the film can be frustratingly vague, incomplete in several of its points, and monotonous in its overall expression."
Read our review of 'Zodiac Killer Project, now in theaters: www.nonfics.com/p/reviews-sa...
Read our review of 'Zodiac Killer Project, now in theaters: www.nonfics.com/p/reviews-sa...
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"While I appreciate what 'Zodiac Killer Project' is doing and how it’s doing it, the film can be frustratingly vague, incomplete in several of its points, and monotonous in its overall expression."
Read our review of 'Zodiac Killer Project, now in theaters: www.nonfics.com/p/reviews-sa...
Read our review of 'Zodiac Killer Project, now in theaters: www.nonfics.com/p/reviews-sa...
10 great documentaries you only want to watch once buff.ly/2MrYjZ3
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
10 great documentaries you only want to watch once buff.ly/2MrYjZ3
Producer Gunnel Monga celebrates her birthday today. You can find our praise for her and Rayka Zehtabchi's Oscar-winning documentary short 'Period. End of Sentence' here: bit.ly/33mewd9
November 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Producer Gunnel Monga celebrates her birthday today. You can find our praise for her and Rayka Zehtabchi's Oscar-winning documentary short 'Period. End of Sentence' here: bit.ly/33mewd9
It all began with someone looking up into the stars and asking, “What if humanity could be up there?” Here is a list of documentaries about those who dared to answer that question and how they did so: www.nonfics.com/p/best-docum...
The 11 Best Documentaries About Space Travel
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November 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It all began with someone looking up into the stars and asking, “What if humanity could be up there?” Here is a list of documentaries about those who dared to answer that question and how they did so: www.nonfics.com/p/best-docum...
Today in Documentary
'The Age of Disclosure,' 'Cutting Through Rocks,' 'The Shepherd and the Bear,' & 'Zodiac Killer Project' are now in theaters
The final episode of Ken Burns's 'The American Revolution' airs on PBS
Find more to watch this week here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
'The Age of Disclosure,' 'Cutting Through Rocks,' 'The Shepherd and the Bear,' & 'Zodiac Killer Project' are now in theaters
The final episode of Ken Burns's 'The American Revolution' airs on PBS
Find more to watch this week here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
November 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Today in Documentary
'The Age of Disclosure,' 'Cutting Through Rocks,' 'The Shepherd and the Bear,' & 'Zodiac Killer Project' are now in theaters
The final episode of Ken Burns's 'The American Revolution' airs on PBS
Find more to watch this week here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
'The Age of Disclosure,' 'Cutting Through Rocks,' 'The Shepherd and the Bear,' & 'Zodiac Killer Project' are now in theaters
The final episode of Ken Burns's 'The American Revolution' airs on PBS
Find more to watch this week here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
Watch it now for free on Fandango at Home
November 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Watch it now for free on Fandango at Home
Michael Obert's 'Song from the Forest' premiered at IDFA on this date in 2013. The film went on to win the festival's award for best documentary feature. Months later, it screened at the SXSW Film Festival, where we reviewed it, here: buff.ly/3AHITi3
November 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Michael Obert's 'Song from the Forest' premiered at IDFA on this date in 2013. The film went on to win the festival's award for best documentary feature. Months later, it screened at the SXSW Film Festival, where we reviewed it, here: buff.ly/3AHITi3
For Bjork's birthday, we recommend the under-seen concert film 'Bjork — Biophilia Live,' which is streaming free on Fandango at Home. It's one of our favorite music docs of 2014 as listed here: buff.ly/40YZg4y
November 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
For Bjork's birthday, we recommend the under-seen concert film 'Bjork — Biophilia Live,' which is streaming free on Fandango at Home. It's one of our favorite music docs of 2014 as listed here: buff.ly/40YZg4y
A new edition of This Week in Documentary is out now!
Highlights include a new film by Jesse Moss & Amanda McBaine, the broadcast debut of this year's best feature, the latest true-crime send-up, and a celebration of Claude Lanzmann's centenary.
Read it all here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
Highlights include a new film by Jesse Moss & Amanda McBaine, the broadcast debut of this year's best feature, the latest true-crime send-up, and a celebration of Claude Lanzmann's centenary.
Read it all here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A new edition of This Week in Documentary is out now!
Highlights include a new film by Jesse Moss & Amanda McBaine, the broadcast debut of this year's best feature, the latest true-crime send-up, and a celebration of Claude Lanzmann's centenary.
Read it all here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
Highlights include a new film by Jesse Moss & Amanda McBaine, the broadcast debut of this year's best feature, the latest true-crime send-up, and a celebration of Claude Lanzmann's centenary.
Read it all here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...
With the American day of feasting coming up in the next week, we invite you to sink your teeth into these 10 under-appreciated food documentaries: bit.ly/391mM5L
November 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
With the American day of feasting coming up in the next week, we invite you to sink your teeth into these 10 under-appreciated food documentaries: bit.ly/391mM5L
Filmmaker Henri-Georges Clouzot was born on this date in 1907. We recommend watching his classic 1956 documentary 'The Mystery of Picasso' -- it is on Kanopy, The Criterion Channel, and Kino Film Collection. You can read a bit about it on this list of essential films about artists: buff.ly/4fXiXh6
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Filmmaker Henri-Georges Clouzot was born on this date in 1907. We recommend watching his classic 1956 documentary 'The Mystery of Picasso' -- it is on Kanopy, The Criterion Channel, and Kino Film Collection. You can read a bit about it on this list of essential films about artists: buff.ly/4fXiXh6
In honor of today being the anniversary of the 1984 premiere of '28 Up,' here's our interview with Michael Apted on his involvement in the landmark 'Up' series project: buff.ly/3AQVpLZ
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
In honor of today being the anniversary of the 1984 premiere of '28 Up,' here's our interview with Michael Apted on his involvement in the landmark 'Up' series project: buff.ly/3AQVpLZ