documentary
‘Long Gone Summer’ Whiffs on the 1998 Home Run Chase
This ESPN “30 for 30” documentary chronicles that historic summer when Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa battled for baseball immortality. But it ends up turning the home run into an oddly boring achievement.
‘You Don’t Nomi’ Respects ‘Showgirls’ Enough to Take Its Badness Seriously
This thought-provoking documentary reconsiders the 1995 camp classic, exploring why we can’t let go of its engrossing, tawdry portrait of sex, ambition and the American dream
8 Documentaries That Show the True Madness of Movie Making
In honor of ‘Showgirls’ doc ‘You Don’t Nomi,’ let’s look at the movies that either flopped, floundered or fell apart, but whose productions are incredible stories in their own right
Racism, Violence and Bad Cops: Black Lives Matter Filmmakers Debate How We Can Fix Our Broken Police Departments
The directors of the acclaimed documentaries ‘The Force’ and ‘St. Louis Superman’ talk about the systemic racism still poisoning our police forces, the power of nonviolent protest and why they remain cautiously optimistic about the future
