documentary
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Thankfully, his documentary has caught the attention of notable champions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
Internationally, however, the documentary doesn’t have permission for using them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
I want to ask you about retelling your story for the Netflix documentary.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2026
Some of this year’s biggest films, including “The Odyssey,” “Avengers: Doomsday” and the Holmes documentary, all clock in at nearly three hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
All three of us would rather fold into each other on the couch, reading a book or watching a documentary, than gossip with Mama.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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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
There are dozens off the top of my head, released this decade alone, that should’ve been in contention — documentaries as important and memorable, if not more, than the narrative movies nominated in the category.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
In 2019, competing documentaries about the disastrous Fyre Festival took different approaches to paying its disgraced organizer, Billy McFarland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Generally, yes — at least in documentaries that follow traditional journalistic standards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Apparently, they just sit around watching really boring documentaries that only geniuses would find entertaining.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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