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.

True crime has quietly become one of the most dominant forces in modern entertainment. A YouGov poll found that 57% of ...

Documentaries are among the most compelling — and important — forms of filmmaking, and among the most crucial. It follows many of the same techniques as narrative work, but every bit of it is true. Of ...