There is still life in the kids-in-competition documentary mini-genre, here focusing on the prestigious 2021 International Chopin Piano Prize.

The banally descriptive title aside, Kathlyn Horan has made an engrossing account of the recording of 2019’s While I’m Livin’, the first album of all-original material in 17 years by country star Tucker.

A breathless reminiscence and recollection of the Brooklyn music scene in the early aughts.

Meet Slave to Sirens, an all-female thrash metal band from Beirut, Lebanon,

A music documentary that succeeds in being quite a few things at once: a biography/appreciation and an examination of a now ubiquitous song.

A documentary love letter to David Bowie and a blast of wall-to-wall music from his 50-year career.

Partly a compelling portrait of a young woman ahead of her time, the punk rock supernova who fronted the band X-Ray Spex.

A thoroughly entertaining and insightful documentary, even if it’s not the definitive biography of the band.

A perfect film for viewers looking to be inspired, or if they want to hear great music.