Documentaries

Michael Moore and the evils of free enterprise Michael Moore and the evils of free enterprise

In "Capitalism: A Love Story," the filmmaker takes to the bullhorn to decry corporate greed -- and promote himself
By Stephanie Zacharek Sep 23, 2009

  • Will Ecuador's Indians bankrupt Chevron?

    Documentarian Joe Berlinger on the amazing Amazon pollution case in "Crude" -- and its link to the West Memphis 3
    By Andrew O'Hehir September 10, 2009

  • Who's to blame for the mortgage crisis?

    A chilling new investigative film spins a yarn of real-life tragedy -- and points the finger at Gramm and Greenspan
    By Andrew O'Hehir September 2, 2009

  • Eco-pirates of the Antarctic

    This thrilling sea adventure follows a ragtag activist group's highly illegal campaign against Japanese whalers
    By Andrew O'Hehir August 28, 2009

  • Art, commerce, Anna Wintour and "The September Issue"

    Director R.J. Cutler on Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington and the backstage fashion dramas of "The September Issue"
    By Andrew O'Hehir August 27, 2009

  • "The September Issue"

    Behind the gloss of Vogue, a revealing look at work, creativity and two strong women
    By Stephanie Zacharek August 27, 2009

  • Woodstock never dies

    A new VH1 documentary by Barbara Kopple suggests that the festival's legacy carries on and on
    By Jacqueline Linge August 14, 2009

  • When we thought we could save the Earth

    Robert Stone's documentary feels like a Pynchon-style alternate history of the U.S. -- except it really happened
    By Andrew O'Hehir August 14, 2009

  • Critics' Picks: Suicide boys

    "Boy Interrupted" tells the story of an emotionally unstable kid whose parents loved him -- but it wasn't enough
    By Heather Havrilesky August 3, 2009

  • Bond and Cousteau track the dolphin killers

    Spinning a grim tale of murdered dolphins and poisoned schoolkids, "The Cove" is an amazing, real-life spy story
    By Andrew O'Hehir July 30, 2009

  • Roundup: Movies not to miss

    Which is worse: The Lyme disease coverup, the devastation of global fisheries or undead Nazis in Norway?
    By Andrew O'Hehir June 20, 2009

  • Behind the food industry's iron curtain

    Michael Pollan and director Robert Kenner talk about "Food, Inc.," the movie agribusiness doesn't want you to see.
    By Andrew O'Hehir June 12, 2009

  • Movies not to miss: "Unmistaken Child"

    A heartbroken monk looks for his lost master among 2-year-olds. Plus: Bisexuality, rediscovered yet again!
    By Andrew O'Hehir June 6, 2009

  • "Objectified"

    Gary Hustwit's documentary isn't just about industrial design. It's about the way everyday objects can take on powerful meaning.
    By Stephanie Zacharek May 8, 2009

  • Interview with Kirby Dick

    The filmmaker talks about his latest documentary and why politicians should get out of the closet.
    May 7, 2009

  • Tribeca: Best of the fest

    An Irish horror-romance-farce, an Iranian take on "L'Avventura," a gritty lesbian thriller, a black-and-white jazz musical -- and go-kart racing.
    By Andrew O'Hehir May 5, 2009

  • How to make a film about Rachel Corrie

    Andrew O'Hehir interviews documentary filmmaker Simone Bitton about her latest project.
    May 3, 2009

  • The great foreskin debate

    To snip or not to snip? That was the question facing new parent Danae Elon, who didn't just wrestle with the controversies of circumcision -- she made a documentary about it.
    By Joy Press April 30, 2009

  • Mike Tyson: Broke, wounded and misunderstood

    Are you ready to feel nostalgic about the most notorious ex-heavyweight champ and convicted rapist of the '90s? Hollywood maverick James Toback sure hopes so.
    By Andrew O'Hehir April 24, 2009

  • Handicapping Manhattan's spring movie fling

    Newly downsized and shorn of Hollywood glitz, Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Festival remains a vigorous venue for cinematic discoveries.
    By Andrew O'Hehir April 24, 2009

  • "Earth"

    The world is a beautiful place -- so stop screwing it up! Disney's lush nature documentary follows three animal families struggling to survive on a planet changing all too rapidly.
    By Stephanie Zacharek April 22, 2009
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