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    Nan Goldin vs Sacklers in Oscar-worthy doc

    All the Beauty and the Bloodshed review ★★★★★

    27 Jan 23 – 27 Jan 24

    In Laura Poitras' Oscar-nominated documentary, Nan Goldin battles against big pharma and the Sackler family while examining her own upsetting background

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  • In the Know

    Netflix 

    Harry & Meghan speak their truth in new Netflix doc

    Harry and Meghan, Netflix, episodes 1-3 review ★★★★★

    08 Dec 22 – 08 Dec 23

    Barely a month after The Crown season 5 dropped on Netflix, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's brand-new docuseries arrives to shake up Christmas

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  • Essential

    Cinema 

    Interview: Charlotte Gainsbourg

    An interview with Charlotte Gainsbourg

    Actor and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg on being a daughter, still feeling uncomfortable in her skin, the burden of fame, and her relationship with London

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  • In the Know

    TV 

    David Attenborough returns to frozen worlds

    Frozen Planet II, BBC One, first-look review ★★★★★

    11 Sep 22 – 11 Sep 23

    David Attenborough is back on the BBC with a new, updated documentary about the frozen lands of planet Earth

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  • In the Know

    TV 

    Peter Jackson's dazzling but exhausting Beatles doc

    The Beatles: Get Back, Disney+ review ★★★★★

    25 Nov 21 – 25 Nov 22

    Peter Jackson's new three-part documentary series sees Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr preparing for their famous rooftop concert

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  • In the Know

    Cinema 

    An inspiring music documentary from Edgar Wright

    The Sparks Brothers movie review ★★★★★

    30 Jul 21 – 30 Jul 22

    Edgar Wright's first foray into documentary filmmaking examines the eccentric and underrated pop-rock duo Sparks. Interviewees include Mike Myers, Neil Gaiman and Duran Duran

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    Netflix 

    5 big questions we had after watching Seaspiracy

    Seaspiracy documentary facts: five big questions

    Ali Tabrizi's new and controversial Netflix documentary Seaspiracy confronts many issues around commercial fishing, but some questions still linger

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  • In the Know

    TV 

    The Vow is an addictive examination of NXIVM

    The Vow, Sky Documentaries review ★★★★★

    07 Nov 20 – 02 Jan 21

    This nine-part docuseries from Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim (The Great Hack) examines the infamous NXIVM cult, and the defectors trying to expose its horrific secrets

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  • Essential

    Cinema 

    Margiela review: a close-up look at a hidden figure

    Martin Margiela: In His Own Words review ★★★★★

    10 Apr 20 – 10 Apr 21

    An intimate portrait of fashion's most elusive figure

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  • In the Know

    Netflix 

    Tiger King: the wild documentary series everyone is talking about

    Tiger King, Netflix: everything you need to know

    20 Mar 20 – 20 Mar 21

    The engrossing, incredible true story of rival big cat breeders in America has taken the world by storm on Netflix – here's why it's a must-watch

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  • In the Know

    Cinema 

    Hail Satan?: sympathy for the Satanists

    Hail Satan? review ★★★★★

    23 Aug 19 – 23 Aug 20

    In Hail Satan?, documentarian Penny Lane delves into the controversial religious group known as the Satanic Temple

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  • Essential

    Fashion 

    An inside look at the life and career of Ralph Lauren

    Ralph Lauren HBO documentary: what we know

    HBO delves into the life and career of Ralph Lauren, a designer who has been defining American style for over 50 years.
    By Faye Saulsbury

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  • We Love

    Tried and Tested

    Cinema 

    Apollo 11 poignantly revisits the Moon Landing

    Apollo 11 film review ★★★★★

    28 Jun 19 – 28 Jun 20

    In Apollo 11, Todd Douglas Miller beautifully follows the first manned mission to the Moon in 1969 - using never-before-seen footage taken from the time

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  • Tried and Tested

    Cinema 

    Discover the incredible story of sex therapist Dr. Ruth

    Ask Dr. Ruth review ★★★★★

    01 Jun 19 – 01 Jun 20

    A new documentary chronicles the life of sex therapist Ruth Westheimer, from her childhood surviving the Holocaust to her rise as a pop culture icon

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  • Tried and Tested

    Cinema 

    Witness AOC's historic rise to Congress on Netflix

    Knock Down the House review ★★★★★

    01 May 19 – 01 May 20

    Capturing the tireless campaigning of four trailblazing female democrats, Knock Down the House seizes and delivers the urgency of fresh politics on Netflix

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  • Essential

    Netflix 

    David Attenborough has done it again: Our Planet

    Our Planet, Netflix review ★★★★★

    05 Apr 19 – 05 Apr 22

    Hurrah for the new series from David Attenborough! Netflix documentary Our Planet shows the bizarre life-cycles of wildlife across the world – this will be the docu-series of the year

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  • In the Know

    TV 

    Michael Jackson, exposed: Leaving Neverland

    Leaving Neverland: Michael Jackson and Me, Channel 4 review ★★★★★

    On 06 Mar 19

    In the controversial Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland, Channel 4 interview two victims of his alleged sexual abuse to expose the truth

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  • In the Know

    Cinema 

    Four heart-racing documentaries to bookmark

    Upcoming must-watch documentaries, 2019

    The gloss of tearjerking Hollywood drama has faded, making room for more exciting films showing life at its most authentic. Bookmark these documentaries to get your heart racing

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  • We love

    Cinema 

    Why separate triplets bound by nature?

    Three Identical Strangers film review ★★★★★

    30 Nov 18 – 30 Nov 19

    Triplets separated at birth reckon with the dark conspiracy still brewing in Three Identical Strangers, a documentary hit from Sundance

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  • In the Know

    Cinema 

    Everything you need to know about Free Solo

    Best documentary Oscar: Free Solo

    14 Dec 18 – 14 Dec 19

    Everything you need to know about Free Solo, the National Geographic documentary that just won an Oscar

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  • In the Know

    Netflix 

    Ted Bundy, unlocked: Conversations with a Killer

    Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes – everything you need to know

    Thirty years on from the execution of Ted Bundy, Conversations with a Killer tells the chilling tale of America's most notorious serial killer

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  • Essential

    TV 

    Take My Baby: Louis Theroux

    Louis Theroux's Altered States: Take My Baby review ★★★★★

    On 25 Nov 18

    In the final episode of Louis Theroux's Altered States, Take My Baby explores the 'Open Adoption' programme in Southern California and the mothers involved through the process

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  • Essential

    TV 

    A slow but necessary torture

    Louis Theroux's Altered States: Choosing Death review ★★★★★

    On 18 Nov 18

    In Choosing Death, episode 2 of Altered States, Louis Theroux goes to California to investigate people seeking an early death

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  • Essential

    TV 

    Louis Theroux investigates polyamory

    Louis Theroux's Altered States: Love Without Limits review ★★★★★

    On 04 Nov 18

    In the first episode of Louis Theroux’s Altered States, Love Without Limits explores the pleasures and pitfalls of polyamorous relationships

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  • Tried and Tested

    Cinema 

    Yayoi Kusama's inspiration is boundless in empowering documentary

    Kusama - Infinity film review ★★★★★

    05 Oct 18 – 05 Oct 19

    Polka dots, mental health and Japan's greatest artist: the life and career of Yayoi Kusama come to life in new documentary Kusama - Infinity

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  • Tried and Tested

    Cinema 

    Bored boys become stupid stars in American Animals

    American Animals film review ★★★★★

    07 Sep 18 – 07 Sep 19

    Following his documentary work on The Imposter, filmmaker Bart Layton returns with a heist no one needed but can still be enjoyed in American Animals.

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  • Tried and Tested

    Cinema 

    Whitney: new documentary finds hidden depths

    Whitney film review ★★★★★

    06 Jul 18 – 06 Jul 19

    Rediscovering her African-American identity as well as uncovering her rocky childhood, Whitney is the latest, and hopefully last chapter on the phenomenal singer. Directed by Kevin McDonald.

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  • Tried and Tested

    Cinema 

    Berlinale 2018's shock winner

    Touch Me Not film review ★★★★★

    Dull, voyeuristic and fetishising: Touch Me Not’s success at the Berlinale 2018 is a devastating decision for the festival

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  • Tried and Tested

    Cinema 

    A major Grace Jones biopic hits the screen this weekend

    Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami film review ★★★★★

    27 Oct 17 – 27 Jan 18

    In this epic biopic, filmmaker Sophie Fiennes weaves together archive footage and concert clips to create an illuminating portrait of the legendary singer and model

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  • Tried and Tested

    Cinema 

    Dina film review

    Dina film review ★★★★★

    20 Oct 17 – 12 Apr 19

    One of the winners at the Sundance Film Festival, Dina is an intimate documentary of a developmentally disabled couple which rings truer than most scripted romantic dramas

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  • Tried and Tested

    Cinema 

    Death, violence, and Facebook: life under ISIS

    City of Ghosts film review ★★★★★

    21 Jul 17 – 21 Aug 19

    City of Ghosts is a brutal and fascinating documentary about the Syrian struggle

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  • Preview

    Cinema 

    Documentary about David Lynch focuses on his early years as a painter

    David Lynch: The Art Life documentary

    David Lynch: The Art Life takes a look at the creative process of cinema's most celebrated surrealist

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