Documentaries have remained more popular than ever. In recent years, likely thanks to the ease of streaming, more filmmakers than ever can bring intimate, real-life stories to the big screen. 2024, ...

From an unprecedented U.S. presidential campaign season, to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, to the continued rise of extremism around the globe, 2024 has been another turbulent year in the U.S.

An elderly woman turns to a camera over her shoulder and, staring into the lens, says without self-pity, “I’m dying.” Incarcerated men, unaccustomed to wearing suits and ties, anxiously adjust their ...

Reality doesn’t bite. Well, okay, at times it does. A number of our choices for the best documentaries of the year capture turbulent realities, ominous politics, and, on occasion, stark tragedy.