documentary

Some of this year’s biggest films, including “The Odyssey,” “Avengers: Doomsday” and the Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything,” clock in at nearly three hours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The charges all related to women who had come forward since the initial Channel 4 documentary.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Wong, who turned 30 last month, was the subject of a Netflix documentary and his picture was splashed on magazine covers the world over -- until he disappeared from the public eye and into prison.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

A film crew—working on a documentary about the streamer—stalks around the studio, soaking up the triumph.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

“Patrick’s mom made him erase his account, and then she made him watch a documentary with her about cyber- bullying,” Em said, her breath billowing white in the cold air and then disappearing.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

In many adventure documentaries, the audience expects the main characters to confront the possibility they might die, but they’re the stars telling the story, so of course that won’t happen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

That’s the wonderful thing about documentaries: They might deal in reality, but the genre uses nonfictional perspective to highlight the difference between fact and truth.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Generally, yes — at least in documentaries that follow traditional journalistic standards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The BBC has also announced the closure of Radio 4 Extra, which largely airs speech programmes from the BBC's archive, including comedy, drama and documentaries.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

She hugs me, resting her chin on my shoulder the same way she would relax on my chest whenever she was about to watch one of her historical documentaries.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera