Tag: documentary
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MUSK (2026: Documentary)
STORYLINE: A thorough and unvarnished analysis of Elon Musk, a technology billionaire who serves as the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter. (IMDb) Matthew Broderick played a game of wits against artificial intelligence in the motion picture WarGames (1983). In 2010, the creation of Facebook was the topic of the drama The Social…
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YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING (2026)
STORYLINE: Thirty-four days before she’s sent to prison, notorious Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a skeptical film crew to document her every move. What begins as an intimate portrait becomes a mind-bending three-year journey. (IMDb) In 2004, Fahrenheit 9/11 was the first main stream documentary about a sitting President, to be released in theaters. …
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THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE (2026)
STORYLINE: A filmmaker applies lessons from a Hallmark movie writing workshop to pitch a documentary about concrete. (IMDb) American Doctor (2026) features doctors on the front lines of Gaza. Of course, Tgis year, there have been music fluff documentaries, and they have come in forms of the yawn fest Billie Ellish – Hit…
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YOU HAD TO BE THERE (2025 – Documentary)
STORYLINE: A documentary about the legendary 1972 Toronto production of the musical about the life of Jesus, which launched many illustrious careers and ignited a comedy revolution. (IMDb) How’s the saying go? There’s no business like show business! In 1950’s Sunset Boulevard, Gloria Swanson portrayed an actress trying to stay relevant in the…
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COOKIE QUEENS (2026)
STORYLINE: It’s Girl Scout Cookie season, and four tenacious girls strive to be a top-selling “Cookie Queen,” navigating an $800 million business in which innocence and ambition collide. (IMDb) There’s the saying ‘money talks’, and in the the Oscar winning documentary, Inside Job (2010), it sounded off loud and clear. Cuba Gooding Jr…
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SUMMER TOUR (2025, Documentary)
STORYLINE: Young Jerry and Annie as they chase Dead and Company’s final 2023 tour in a questionable camper van, organizing their lives around the music with intensity. (IMDb) “I’m just travelin’, travelin’, travelin’, I’m just travelin’ on” – Dolly Parton, Travelen’ Thru from the film Transamerica (2005). In 1969 Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper…
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RETRO REWIND: INCIDENT AT OGLALA (1992, Documentary)
STORYLINE: On June 26, 1975, during a period of high tensions on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, two FBI agents were killed in a shootout with a group of Indians. Although several men were charged with killing the agents, only one, Leonard Peltier, was found guilty. This film describes the events surrounding the…
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STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE (2025: documentary)
STORYLINE: Undeterred by armed soldiers, smooth-talking politicians, and riot police, journalist Amy Goodman has reported some of the most consequential stories of our time. Steal This Story, Please. is a gripping portrait of the trailblazer whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades of turbulent history. From the front lines of global conflicts to the…
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EARTH’S GREATEST ENEMY (2025, documentary)
STORYLINE: Abby Martin reveals how the US military, as the world’s largest polluter, impacts the environment while operating with minimal accountability. (IMDb) There are all kinds of movies readily available about the environment, for viewers to watch. Wall E (2008) comes in the family friendly variety while 2004’s The Day After Tomorrow checks…
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PLACE YOUR SOUL ON YOUR HAND AND WALK (2025)
STORYLINE: Over fragile video calls, Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona shares her life in Gaza with Iranian director Sepideh Farsi. They speak about religion, politics, and surviving under the ongoing violence of Israeli bombardments. A friendship grows between the women, each call a precious sign of life. Since October 7, 2023, at least 211 media workers…
