documentary
The Liberal Cringe of ‘Fauci’
The admiring portrait of Anthony Fauci, which comes to Disney+ tomorrow, convincingly portrays the immunologist as a principled, compassionate individual. But it also flatters its left-leaning audience without ever challenging their beliefs
Why Can’t Rock Stars Stop Making Movies About How Much Being A Rock Star Sucks?
‘The Nowhere Inn’ is just the latest film in which a musician wants us to know that their life isn’t as great as it seems
Kenny G Weaponized Pleasantness
The new documentary ‘Listening to Kenny G’ explores why the popular smooth-jazz instrumentalist is so divisive. Maybe it’s because there’s something eerily inhuman about his brand of inoffensive beauty
The Man Called ‘The American Taliban,’ 20 Years Later
The director of the documentary ‘Detainee 001’ talks about the legacy of convicted terrorist John Walker Lindh — and how our need for vengeance ended up breaking the American justice system instead
