Looking for a true story to watch? Learn more about August's intriguing new documentary films and docu-series, from "Surviving Jeffrey Epstein" to "The Go-Gos"
Many aspects about the documentary "Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn" echo strained conversations we're having about race and equality in 2020 – the killing itself, the months of protests that shattered the illusion of comity politicians and popular culture long promoted about New York City, the …
The pre-title sequence of the spunky documentary, "Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story," heaps praise on the controversial John Kricfalusi, the innovative creator of Nickelodeon's cult favorite animated series from the '90s. "He has a rock star status," says one interviewee. His show is …
When Jeffrey Epstein was at the height of his power and seemed untouchable, he and his web of enablers, including Ghislaine Maxwell, reportedly were trafficking five or six girls a day. "Surviving Jeffrey Epstein," Lifetime's new four-hour documentary, demonstrates how this was an open secret in his …
"Black Arts Matter." These are the words spoken by Edward "Nardie" White, the co-founder (with his late wife Zambia Nkrumah), of the River City Drum Corp (RCDC), a Louisville, Kentucky community organization. The upbeat, immersive documentary, "River City Drumbeat," directed by Marlon Johnson and …
Nothing good has come from Donald Trump's relentless demonizing of the mainstream media, save for the swelling market for series and documentaries dedicated to reminding the public that mainstream journalists are human beings. The humans of CNN, you see, are not evildoers on a mission to mislead the …
Overwhelmed as we are with video documentation of systemic injustice in action, it is far too easy, even excusable to a degree, for people to bypass "Immigration Nation." State-sanctioned violence against protesters in our streets is a regular feature on the evening news and in social media …
Maybe you don't even know all the spectacular things The Go-Go's achieved. They were the first all-female band who wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to earn a No. 1 album. They remain, by the way, the only one. They are among only a handful of musical acts who went to No. 1 on …
