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- Flee (dir. Jonas Poher Rasmussen) Definitely agree with Pat: this is the POV film of the year. I’ve loved the animation documentary form since my friend Joyce Borenstein made her Oscar nominated short The Colours of My Father with the NFB nearly 30 years ago.
- Summer of Soul (dir. Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson) It’s still rare for a documentary to be a mainstream success but that’s what happened when Questlove and his team assembled the highlights from a 1969 series of concerts performed in what was called the Harlem Cultural Festival.
- The Velvet Underground (dir. Todd Haynes) Radical form meets radical content in Todd Haynes’ splendid appreciation of the Velvet Underground, a group that was far more than a Boomer band.
- Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (dir. Morgan Neville) First, let’s get one thing out of the way. Morgan Neville’s use of AI software to “deepfake” a few lines attributed to Anthony Bourdain doesn’t impair the authenticity of his portrait of the talented and deeply conflicted chef, writer and television host.
Best Documentaries 2021. The Documentary category usually brings us the most eclectic mix of films, and 2021 was no different, offering insightful looks at everything from transgender high...
Dec 14, 2021 · It’s hard to remember any year for documentaries quite like 2021 — and not just because the overall quality was so high. This year, an unusual number of non-fiction films set off spirited public...
- Ascension. No matter what your image of modern China, it’s nowhere near complete until you’ve seen it through New York-based, China-observing director Jessica Kingdon’s eyes.
- Attica. The events that took place at the fortress-like Attica Correctional Facility in September 1971 remain shrouded, for too many, in a murky mythology.
- The Beatles: Get Back. Only a month after it was first shown, Peter Jackson’s eight-hour chronicle of the three weeks in January 1969 during which the Beatles rehearsed and recorded what would become “Let It Be” is already a documentary you can’t imagine being without.
- Becoming Cousteau. Director Liz Garbus enticingly captures the story of how Jacques Cousteau all but singlehandedly spearheaded the exploration of life under the sea — a quest that, at the time, felt as mysterious and unprecedented as our voyages into space.
Dec 21, 2021 · The Best Documentary Series of 2021. Docuseries mushroomed in 2021 as streamers ramped up their offerings, and viewers were the beneficiaries. The wide array of series ran the gamut from ...
Dec 30, 2021 · The 2021 year of documentaries follows a captivating slew of investigative stories from 2020, with the previous year’s films largely fitting into the political genre due to the 2020 election, impeachment, societal unrest due to unjust institutions, and international looks at corrupt systems.
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Dec 10, 2021 · The Best Documentaries and Docuseries of 2021. Food, sports, family, and the music of 1969: All were fundamental puzzle pieces in another stellar year of storytelling. By Steve Greene.
