As industry consolidation continues, documentary films face a challenging path to supportive investors, wide distribution, and sustainable success. But the best documentaries of 2025 go a long way ...

A rejiggering of centuries of real history via fake news reports, and a restaging of a majestic work of theater within a virtual environment. A look back at a defining moment in our country’s history, ...

It's the end of "The End of an Era." Taylor Swift's documentary series about her marathon tour is set to air its final two episodes on Tuesday, Dec. 23. The six-episode series aired its first two ...

As the year closes, it’s time to pay tribute to some of the best documentaries of 2025. Many of these are heavy, often depressing features, because good documentarians hold up a mirror to the times ...

President Donald Trump’s far-reaching use of executive power. The challenges facing a post-Assad Syria. A Ukrainian brigade’s inch-by-inch battle to reclaim a Russian-held town. The realities of ...

Amid Sean "Diddy" Combs' 50-month prison sentence on prostitution-related offenses, his sons Christian Combs and Justin Combs ...

Here we are in the overlapping center of a Venn diagram showing pro-wrestling enthusiasts and PBS fans. You’ll find chops, suplexes, lucha libre dazzle, piledrivers, dropkicks, clotheslines, and maybe ...

When it comes to the sheer volume of sports documentaries, Amazon Prime Video seems to be heavily investing in a category that’s long been dominated by Netflix. While Prime Video does touch on other ...

If cinema made you care about coral reefs and raised your awareness about the brutal destruction they face (a.k.a. coral bleaching), Jeff Orlowski’s Emmy-winning documentary probably played a part in ...

If you’re a fan of true crime, there really isn’t much to complain about when it comes to options. Streaming platforms are currently stocked with the best true crime documentary content that film and ...

Brazilian director Petra Costa follows up on her Oscar-nominated film The Edge of Democracy, an examination of the collapses of the left-wing governments of Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff, with ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...