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‘Seized’ Review: Terrific Newspaper Doc Understands the Power of a Great Story, Well Told
Sundance 2026: Sharon Liese’s film chronicles the police raid on Kansas’ Marion County Record in inspiring, infuriating fashion
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‘Take Me Home’ Review: Deeply Sincere Drama Has Enormous Heart, Lacks Complexity
Sundance 2026: The feature adaptation of Liz Sargent’s short follows a 38-year-old Korean woman with significant cognitive disabilities
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‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem’ Review: Harlem Renaissance Doc May Be the Most Thrilling Party of the Year
Sundance 2026: William Greaves’ finally-completed film, in which Black American greats tell their stories, should be required viewing for every American
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‘Run Amok’ Review: Mordantly Offbeat Teen Comedy Pushes Limits in Proud Festival Fashion
Sundance 2026: Newcomer Alyssa Marvin guides this beguiling, darkly comic high school feature with charm and precision
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‘Soul Patrol’ Review: Documentary Pays Overdue Tribute to Elite Black Soldiers in Vietnam
Sundance 2026: The men who fought are the enormous heart of J.M. Harper’s exceptionally moving film
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‘Silenced’ Review: Post-#MeToo Doc Addresses Worldwide Misogyny (and So Much Else)
Sundance 2026: Selina Miles’ documentary has a powerful thesis but could use a tighter edit
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‘Nuisance Bear’ Review: The Bear Isn’t the Real Nuisance in This Striking Eco-Doc
Sundance 2026: Directors Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman’s visually breathtaking film finds bears trying to survive in an unnatural world
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‘Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story’ Review: Judd Apatow Proves that the Lady Is Dynamite
Sundance 2026: The cult comic’s self-awareness feels downright aspirational in this documentary by Apatow and Neil Berkeley
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‘Degrassi: Whatever It Takes’ Review: An Overdue, If Underdeveloped, Tribute to Canada’s Groundbreaking Teen Franchise
TIFF 2025: Lisa Rideout’s affectionate documentary was made for fans, but still features surprising moments from Drake, Shane Kippel and even Linda Schuyler
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‘Charlie Harper’ Review: Boy Meets Girl, Boy Loses Girl, Audience Feels His Pain
TIFF: Debut directors Mac Eldrige and Tom Dean make a gently appealing romance that isn’t exactly unexpected
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‘Remake’ Review: Ross McElwee’s Beautifully Constructed Doc Pays Moving Tribute to His Son
Venice Film Festival: The filmmaker’s incorporation of his late son’s own footage elevates this beautiful, tragic movie from powerful to profound
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‘Yanuni’ Review: Tribeca Fest Closes With Timely and Inspiring Eco-Doc
Documentarian Richard Ladkani follows 34-year-old activist Juma Xipaia through her fight in Brazil
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‘Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print’ Review: Trailblazing Feminist Magazine Doc Still Hits Hard Today
Tribeca 2025: Directors Salima Koroma, Alice Gu and Cecilia Aldarondo make a maddening, inspiring and still-so-significant documentary
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‘The Best You Can’ Review: Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon Are the Draw in This Charming, Low-Key Dramedy
Tribeca 2025: Judd Hirsch co-stars in the film from writer-director Michael Weithorn
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‘She Dances’ Review: Steve Zahn and Daughter Audrey Share a Sweet Pas de Deux
Tribeca 2025: Director Rick Gomez and his cast are locked in, crafting a film that is both intimately personal and powerful
