An affecting and occasionally bracing documentary that plunders the complicated relationships and parallels between human and animal.

Now streaming, three real-life stories of resistance and repression. In each, the emphasis is on hope.

Rarely has science been so buoyantly personalized as in this wondrous journey that follows the amazing—and extended—lifetime of the Mars rover Opportunity.

If you’re in the mood for something stylish, breezy, yet moving, A Treasure of His Youth should provoke a bravo or three.

As an introduction to the work of Robert Downey Sr., the documentary is instructive and makes you want to visit his irreverent films. As a celebration of a father-son relationship, it’s sublime.

How the concept of Black Power came from a specific time and place.

An ultra-meta, hybrid documentary that pursues too many different ideas, characters, and conceits.

A bold attempt to confront the past—in all its ugliness.

The story of the man who invented the modern-day bullet proof vest is a classic American tale: a not-quite rags-to-riches beginning, followed by success that swells until it gets out of hand.