documentary
‘Challenger: The Final Flight’ Is a Tragedy About How NASA Thought It Was Too Big to Fail
After the triumph of the moon landing, the space agency seemingly could do no wrong. A new Netflix documentary series illustrates how that arrogance led directly to the 1986 space shuttle disaster.
In 2004, ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ Became the Most Unlikely Summer Blockbuster Ever
Michael Moore didn’t want George W. Bush to win a second presidential term. So he decided to make a documentary about him. It turned into a sensation, but it failed in its mission.
A Con Man Preyed on Single Women Looking for Love. Then Two Documentary Filmmakers Decided to Bring Him Down.
The Showtime series ‘Love Fraud’ profiles the strange story of Richard Scott Smith, who systematically married and then bankrupted middle-aged women. Directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady discuss their quest to find Smith and how his crimes hit harder in our #MeToo age.
Jimmy Carter Was the Strongest of ’Em All
The Iran hostage crisis and the doomed rescue mission Operation Eagle Claw were the nadir of Carter’s presidency. But in her new documentary ‘Desert One,’ Oscar-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple argues that he was a tougher leader than history books suggest.
