documentary
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The filmmaker, who won an Oscar for his visually more straightforward documentary “Navalny,” has this time made a fast-paced entertainment with a sturdy foundation in setting and character.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
“There’s a documentary on right now,” Detective Dan Jackson of Austin, Texas, remembers telling an officer in another jurisdiction, who was helping him put DNA evidence together last fall.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
There’s a new song called “Light Up” that lives perfectly within the documentary.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The three-part Netflix documentary gave her the opportunity to revisit her life more fully than she had before, she said.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
He settles back in to floss his teeth and watch another history documentary.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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