Unlike action movies, documentaries have a unique ability to make us smarter on a topic, nearly instantly. They can also make us feel deeply, like a good novel or fictional film. Not every documentary ...

An elderly woman turns to a camera over her shoulder and, staring into the lens, says without self-pity, “I’m dying.” Incarcerated men, unaccustomed to wearing suits and ties, anxiously adjust their ...

Heather Spore long ago left North Texas for New York, but she’s never abandoned the sense of community that defined her upbringing. The seasoned Broadway performer wanted to instill that close-knit ...

Our list rounds up some of the best serial killer series and documentaries you can stream right now. From chilling dramas ...

– To the top. At the Tribeca Film Festival in New York last week, two new documentaries aired that, while wildly different, had something in common. Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything and Call Her ...