Pakistan Picks Documentary ‘Hanging by a Wire’ for Its First Oscar Submission
Pakistan picks 'Hanging by a Wire,' a doc about a cable-car disaster, as its first-ever Oscar entry, breaking a long streak of failed nominations.
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Tag: Documentary
‘Cognitive Dissonance’ Was an Issue While Filming You Can See Everything
A documentary about Elizabeth Holmes wherein the filmmakers themselves cannot agree upon the truth they behold.
‘You Can See Everything’: Fielder’s Close-Up Look at Holmes Is a Masterpiece of Doubt
A docu-mindfuck wherein Fielder courts Holmes and the camera lies not at all, forcing the viewer to doubt both subject and filmmaker alike.
Movie Reviews8/10
Linkin Park Documentary Traces Band’s Journey Back to Making Music After Losing Chester Bennington
A band mourns a lost soul, then gathers new hearts to sing once more — a tale of grief, creation, and the weary art of beginning again.
Caro Claire Burke Buys Out NAZA’s Remaining Tickets at IFC Center
Caro Claire Burke has bought out the 1:00 pm show of NAZA at IFC Center, giving away tickets to her followers. A rare artistic statement.
How The Swan’s Producers Hid a Pageant From Contestants and Compared Them to Toilets
A grim mirror reveals how a reality show betrayed its contestants, hiding a pageant and forcing them into unwanted surgeries.
Monsoor Escaped but Chose to Save His Teammates Instead — That Earned Him the Medal of Honor
A sailor's deliberate choice: he had an escape from a live grenade, yet threw himself upon it to save his comrades.
TV Reviews7.7/10
‘How It’s Made’ After 25 Years: Still Showing How Things Are Built
A review of 'How It's Made,' the long-running documentary series that shows how everyday objects get manufactured.
TV Reviews7.6/10
Morgan Freeman Guides Through the Wormhole, Still Worth Watching After 16 Years
A review of Through the Wormhole, hosted by Morgan Freeman, a Science Channel documentary series exploring cosmic questions through cutting-edge science.
TV Reviews6.6/10
MH370 Docuseries Presents Three Competing Theories, But Never Resolves Any of Them
A documentary presents three theories behind a vanished airliner, each contradicted by the next, leaving viewers no certain answer.
Three Climbing Teams Race to Be First Up K2 in Winter
A documentary chronicles three teams racing to become the first humans to summit K2 in winter, a perilous feat.
TV Reviews7.1/10
‘The Universe’: Nine Seasons of Space, Science and CGI That Still Holds Up
A review of 'The Universe,' a documentary series that blends CGI visuals with expert interviews on astronomy and cosmology.