Nonfics

Felipe Bustos Sierra's film about the Kenmure Street protest is one of the best documentaries of the year, and the one we need the most right now. Read our review: buff.ly/42PHVPT

70 years ago today, Jacques Cousteau and Louis Malle's 'The Silent World' premiered at Cannes. It would become the first documentary to win the Palme d'Or and remained the only one until 2004.

Jazz legend Miles Davis was born on this day in 1926. Get to know the iconic trumpeter with Stanley Nelson's documentary 'Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool.' Our review: buff.ly/2Rz0pIE

Happy birthday to British documentarian Adam Curtis! Here's filmmaker Robert Greene on why Curtis's 'The Century of the Self' belongs in the cinematic nonfiction canon: buff.ly/2ExuVyK

22 years ago today, Lars von Trier and Jørgen Leth’s documentary ‘The Five Obstructions’ was released in the U.S. You can watch it now on Kanopy. It's one of the best documentaries of the 2000s, listed here: buff.ly/2VVtuDf

Happy birthday to 'Call Me Lucky' director Bobcat Goldthwait! Honor the comedian-turned-filmmaker by watching his favorite documentaries, including 'American Movie' and 'Brother's Keeper.' See his list here: buff.ly/2W51sCB

Here's filmmaker Robert Greene on why 'Streetwise' is an "indispensable masterpiece": bit.ly/3lmTLpf

Viktor Kossakovsky's 'The Belovs' needs to be seen, celebrated, and canonized. Find out why in this 2013 installment of Robert Greene's Shots from the Canon: bit.ly/3iFU4MI

"A uniquely entertaining take on the genre, as befits and satisfies the subjects." Read our take on the hybrid music film 'Pavements' here: buff.ly/rGAd8Fv And see where it lands on our ranking of the best documentaries of 2025: buff.ly/gi7tMWZ

10 years ago today, Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker’s 'Unlocking the Cage' was released in theaters. Watch it now on Kanopy and read our review of this thought-provoking doc on nonhuman rights lawyer Steven M. Wise bit.ly/36agsqp

Today is the 41st anniversary of the premiere of Akira Kurosawa's 'Ran,' so while you may want to watch that amazing work of cinema, you should follow it with Chris Marker's 'A.K.,' about the making of the film. We recommended it here: buff.ly/KlixRjX

"Watching expert salespeople try to take money from very opinionated, particular and strangely suspicious/fragile rich people is exhilarating." - filmmaker Robert Greene on Frederick Wiseman's 'The Store': bit.ly/3hxALlW

'Kate Plays Christine' marked a monumental leap for director Robert Greene. And for American documentary, as well. Read our review: buff.ly/4bTpEis

Happy birthday to filmmaker Robert Greene! We recommend watching a marathon of his films. You can find 'Fake It So Real' (review: buff.ly/2TySRti), 'Actress' (review: buff.ly/1kTs9sc ) & 'Bisbee '17' (review: buff.ly/2M2ZXzA) streaming free on Cineverse.

Today in Documentary 'Third Act' airs on PBS as an episode of 'Independent Lens' 'World War II With Tom Hanks' premieres on History 'The Many Lives of Benjaman Kyle' premieres on Investigation Discovery Find more to watch here: buff.ly/SIq8cvB

On Bob Dylan's 85th birthday, there are many documentaries to recommend, but the Scorsese-helmed Netflix release 'Rolling Thunder Revue' is definitely one of the more interesting selections. Read our review here: buff.ly/d8SXhpx

50 years ago today, 'Hollywood on Trial' premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. It would later receive an Oscar nomination but lose to 'Harlan County, U.S.A.' We recommend the film, available on Kanopy, Tubi, and Fawesome, here: buff.ly/SIq8cvB

These films hook us immediately, for better or worse. buff.ly/Lpufmus

24 years ago today, Chantal Akerman's 'From the Other Side' premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Watch the film, about the U.S./Mexico border, now on OVID and read about this and more Akerman documentaries here: buff.ly/2WOhvFH

'Pee-wee as Himself' began streaming on HBO Max a year ago this weekend. You can find our review of the film here: buff.ly/6i9yoJG And check out our interview with director Matt Wolf about it here: buff.ly/pZhqnhn