This year's Critics Choice Documentary Awards winner for Best Archival Documentary is 'The Perfect Neighbor' Watch it now on Netflix and read our review here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...

This year's Critics Choice Documentary Awards winner for Best Narration is Raoul Peck and Damian Lewis for 'Orwell 2+2=5' Rent the film on Amazon and read our review here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...

This year's Critics Choice Documentary Awards winner for Best Historical Documentary is a TIE between 'The American Revolution' & 'Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time' The former is out soon on PBS; the latter is on Hulu & Disney+. Here's our review of the latter: www.nonfics.com/p/hurricane-...

This year's Critics Choice Documentary Awards winner for Best Biographical Documentary is 'Mr. Scorsese' Watch it now on Apple TV and read our review here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...

This year's Critics Choice Documentary Awards winner for Best Editing goes to Viridiana Lieberman for 'The Perfect Neighbor' Watch it on Netflix and read our review here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...

This year's Critics Choice Documentary Awards winner for Best Cinematography goes to Toby Strong and Doug Anderson for 'Ocean with David Attenborough.' Watch it now on Hulu or Disney+ and read our review here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...

This year's Critics Choice Documentary Awards winner for First Documentary Feature goes to 'My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay' Watch it now on HBO Max and read our review here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...

This year's Critics Choice Documentary Awards winner for Best Director is Geeta Gandbhir for 'The Perfect Neighbor' Watch it now on Netflix and read our review here: buff.ly/gmySWDl

This year's Critics Choice Documentary Awards winner for Best Documentary Feature is 'The Perfect Neighbor' Watch it now on Netflix and read our review here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...

This year's Critics Choice Documentary Awards winner for Best Sports Documentary is 'America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' Watch it now on Netflix!

This year's Critics Choice Documentary Awards winner for Best Score is Alexei Aigui for 'Orwell: 2+2=5' Rent the film now from Amazon, listen to the score here: lnk.to/Orwell

This year's Critics Choice Documentary Awards winner for Best True Crime Documentary is 'The Perfect Neighbor' Watch it on Netflix and read our review here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...

This year's Critics Choice Documentary Awards winner for Best Ongoing Documentary Series is '30 for 30' Fun fact: '30 for 30' won in this category at the first-ever CCDAs. It also won in 2022, 2023, and 2024, and was nominated in two other years.

This year's Critics Choice Documentary Awards winner for Best Political Documentary is 'The Alabama Solution' Watch it now on HBO Max and read our review here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...

This year's Critics Choice Documentary Awards winner for Best Science/Nature Documentary is 'Ocean with David Attenborough' Watch it now on Hulu or Disney+ and read our review here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...

This year's Critics Choice Documentary Awards winner for Best Music Documentary is a TIE between 'Becoming Led Zeppelin' and 'Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius)' Read our reviews of both here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...

This year's Critics Choice Documentary Awards winner for Best Limited Documentary Series is 'Mr. Scorsese' Watch it now on Apple TV and read our review here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...

This year's Critics Choice Documentary Awards winner for Best Short Documentary is 'Saving Superman' Watch it starting this week on Switchboard and read our take on the film here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...

The 10th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards are tonight at 7pm ET, and you can watch them live from New York via the CCA YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/CriticsCho... In the meantime, here are the nominees: www.nonfics.com/p/2025-criti...

On this date in 2006, 'Who the $&% Is Jackson Pollock?' was released in theaters. The film follows the story of a painting bought at a thrift store that might be a Jackson Pollock. Read about it on our list of 7 docs that give the finger to the art world: buff.ly/2vvBTQk

Photographer and filmmaker Robert Frank was born on this date in 1924. If you can, seek out his 1972 Rolling Stones documentary 'Cocksucker Blues.' You're not supposed to be able to see it, but it's one of those films that's just supposed to be seen and find a way.

Today in Documentary A new series titled 'Killer Grannies' debuts on Oxygen Also, 'Killer Relationship with Faith Jenkins' is back with its Season 4 premiere & 'Snapped: Behind Bars' is back with its Season 3 premiere, both on Oxygen Find more to watch this week: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...

In honor of today being HBO's 53rd birthday, what is your favorite HBO documentary of all time? 'Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills'? 'When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts'? '12th & Delaware'? 'The Jinx'? 'Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck'? 'Going Clear'?

15years ago today, Conan O'Brien kicked off his TBS talk show. You can watch the events that preceded that debut, as O'Brien toured the country, in 'Conan O'Brien Can't Stop.' It's one of our favorite films about funny people, as listed here: buff.ly/2vS3ydv

These are the best documentaries about New York City, including Ken Burns's Oscar-nominated debut feature, 'Brooklyn Bridge,' which was first released on this day in 1981: buff.ly/2OL2IYK

Aaron Swartz, the subject of Brian Knappenberger's film ‘The Internet’s Own Boy,' would be turning 39 today had he not taken his own life in 2013. Watch the "moving and inspiring" documentary about him on his birthday and read our review here: buff.ly/4cgt3Z2

Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin's latest, 'Love+War,' is now streaming on Hulu and Disney+ Find our take on the film here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...

'King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen' is now streaming on Prime Video. Steve Mitchell's documentary on the B-movie legend is a must-see for fans of independent cinema. Read our review: bit.ly/2Tf38Lz

The Critics Choice-nominated documentary 'Art for Everybody' is now available to rent or buy via Gathr. Read our review here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...

Today in Documentary Our Pick of the Week, 'Caterpillar,' and 'Brothers on Three' are now in theaters 'Love+War' is now on Hulu and Disney+ 'Pistachio Wars' is now on VOD 'The Vallecas Files' is now on HBO Max Find more to watch this week here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...

"Little Edie" Bouvier Beale was born on this date in 1917. Thanks to the film 'Grey Gardens,' she's one of the most memorable documentary characters of all time, as listed here: buff.ly/2wmJ5hi

What's the best documentary of the year? Find out what the critics think this Sunday. Here are the nominees for the 10th annual Critics' Choice Documentary Awards: www.nonfics.com/p/2025-criti...

The latest Nonfics newsletter is out now! This week, we highlight new films about Eddie Murphy, Army rugby, a real-life superhero, and iris implants. We also recommend the new 4K disc of 'Burden of Dreams' and celebrate 'Sherman's March' at 40! Read it here: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...

Werner Herzog's 2005 masterpiece encapsulates so much of what nonfiction cinema has become during its "Golden Age." Let's look back at 'Grizzly Man': www.nonfics.com/p/grizzly-ma...

The 10th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards are this weekend. Which films and series are you hoping win? See all the nominees here: www.nonfics.com/p/2025-criti...

Pat Tillman was born on this date in 1976. Watch 'The Tillman Story' now on Tubi or Kanopy. Here's our review of the film from 2010: buff.ly/Pw7iowm And here's a column on why it (and other docs) should have been excused from being rated R by the MPA: buff.ly/GOOGVNO

‘Red, White & Wasted,’ which spotlights Florida's redneck mudding culture, is now streaming on Prime Video. Read our review here: buff.ly/2X4Y9fB

For Ethan Hawke's birthday, we recommend watching 'Seymour: An Introduction,' a documentary Hawke directed about pianist Seymour Bernstein (it's free on Tubi and Kanopy). Read our review: buff.ly/2V2DoRz

10 years ago today, Ulrich Seidl's 'In the Basement' was released in the U.S. We named it one of the best documentaries of 2015, ranked here: buff.ly/2OaSZtu

Today in Documentary Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin's 'Love+War' debuts on National Geographic The three-part series 'Alex vs. A-Rod' begins streaming on Netflix 'Sarkozy - Gaddafi: the Scandal of Scandals' begins streaming on OVID Find more to watch: www.nonfics.com/p/week-in-do...

Not only will younger viewers enjoy these 11 titles, but they'll also learn a great deal while possibly becoming fans of nonfiction cinema in the process. www.nonfics.com/p/documentar...

Estefanía Contreras and Silvia del Carmen Castaños's 'Hummingbirds' is now streaming for free with ads on Filmzie. You can find the film on our list of the best documentaries of 2024 here: buff.ly/2Hbr3IO

‘Dreams Rewired’ is an early cinema fantasia of new technology. And it's narrated by Tilda Swinton, who celebrates her birthday today. Our review: bit.ly/3qaELPH

In honor of Susan Froemke's birthday today, we dug into the archives and reposted an old column from 2012 that spotlights her and Matthew Heineman's film 'Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare.' Check it out: buff.ly/3nKDVqO

On this date in 2011, Viktor Kossakovsky's '¡Vivan las Antipodas!' premiered at the Mar del Plata Film Festival in Argentina. Check out our review from 2012: buff.ly/3qdg7MI

On this date in 2004, 'Fade to Black,' the brilliant documentary about Jay-Z at the peak of his hip-hop career, was released. See where it ranks on our list of the best concert films of all time: buff.ly/2WdNpef

15 years ago today, Alex Gibney's 'Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer' opened in theaters. Like many Gibney docs, it presents a clever workaround to keep one of its "talking heads" anonymous. Watch it now on Kanopy. Here's the trailer: bit.ly/3k1uPkW

Radiohead guitarist and film composer Jonny Greenwood celebrates his birthday today. 🎂 We recommend spending the occasion watching 'Junun,' his collaboration with Paul Thomas Anderson that we named one of the best music documentaries of 2015. buff.ly/2KFPo9o

On this date in 2014, Frederick Wiseman's best film of the 21st century (so far), 'National Gallery,' was released. Watch it on Kanopy and read our review here: buff.ly/2PV6zCT

For Tilda Swinton's birthday, we recommend watching 'The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger,' an anthology film co-written and co-directed by and featuring the iconic actress. It's streaming on OVID. Find out more about it in our review: buff.ly/2o5jC8s