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Christopher Campbell
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Why Amazon Alexa is Infiltrating Hulu Documentaries
Both 'Ask Dr. Ruth' and 'The Amazing Johnathan Documentary' begin the same way. Even if accidental, the semi-trend has significance.
‘Cold Case Hammarskjöld’ Review: An Enthralling Blur of Fact and Fiction
Danish director Mads Brügger’s exhaustive investigation into one man’s mysterious death unearths a far-flung conspiracy that might just re-write history as we know it.
‘What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?’ Review: A Quiet Look at a Community in Crisis
The latest film by Roberto Minervini ('Stop the Pounding Heart') is a beautiful but unfocused work of ethnography.
‘One Child Nation’ Review: A Devastating History, Revealed
Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang offer a harrowing, personal look into China's one-child policy.
‘Vision Portraits’ Review: An Answer to Inspiration Porn
Rodney Evans' documentary is an intimate and illuminating examination of artistry, blindness, and disability.
The Best Documentaries on Amazon Prime in August 2019
Amazon is winning the streaming wars when it comes to quantity of quality documentaries available.
‘What We Left Behind’ Review: A Refreshingly Honest Retrospective
This long-awaited 'Star Trek' documentary from the showrunner of 'Deep Space Nine' doesn't pull its punches.
The Best Documentaries on Netflix in August 2019
This month's new additions include a wild story involving baseball doping and the first release presented by Barack and Michelle Obama.
‘Mike Wallace Is Here’ Review: All These Love Affairs
Thrillingly assembled archival footage reveals the best and worst of iconic journalist Mike Wallace.
‘For Sama’ Review: A Letter to a Daughter About Her Parents
Waad al-Kateab shares her family's experiences holding out in Aleppo in this harrowing documentary.
How Errol Morris Established the Bittersweet Comedy of American Life
We look back at Errol Morris' first three films as the documentary auteur’s foundation.
‘The Great Hack’ Review: Weapons-Grade Persuasion
This Netflix documentary from the directors of 'The Square' shows how government elections are being won using big data and tailored propaganda.
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