“The Painter and the Thief” is a dispatch from the space where a man’s life and his portrait intersect.

The documentary “AKA Jane Roe” is a lesson in how the law dehumanizes those it claims to protect.

“Becoming,” a new documentary, obliquely reveals the ways in which this country did the former First Lady wrong.

Can Hulu’s new documentary ever set the record straight?

A new documentary cuts through the myths about the Argentinian soccer star.

How do you investigate a vast international intrigue in a culture that is overloaded with conspiracy theories?

A new documentary charts the rise and fall of a would-be internet star.

Netflix’s new investigative documentary exposes a shadowy religious organization with immense influence—and a connection to Donald Trump.

In this lush documentary, one Macedonian farmer reveals the ills of modern agriculture.

A new HBO documentary about the ISIS killer comes just as the West is reexamining who its enemies really are.

The legendary filmmaker did it her way, her life as much an inspiration as her work.

How Blair Foster’s documentary “The Clinton Affair” reassesses history in the wake of the MeToo movement

"Free Solo" tracks a mountain climber on what seems to be a suicide mission.

A new documentary tells the story of cops who have blown the whistle on the NYPD's predatory tactics.

A new "authorized" documentary plays legacy tennis with Whitney Houston's contested biography.

A new documentary about the chance reunion of long-lost triplets contains a dark episode of American history at its core.

Two new films reveal the ways their legacy has and hasn't changed.

For years, viewers wrote to Law & Order: SVU’s Mariska Hargitay for help. Her new documentary highlights a scandal.

Ai Weiwei's new documentary took two years and more than 200 people to make. Can it capture the plight of millions of refugees?

Burns and co-director Lynn Novick take a "many sides" approach to history at a time when "many sides" is a tool of obfuscation.