A deft and subtle look at the world of a boxer, a woman, an African American woman, and an athlete.

This portmanteau of the 1960’s counterculture figure creates a portrait of a prickly, uncompromising man. It eschews the normal rock bio-doc format, and it’s all the better for it.

The 13-year-old members of the heavy metal band Unlocking the Truth are not old enough to attend high school, but they have already signed a $1.8 million recording deal.

Yes, the “nuts” of the title is a double entendre, and what starts out as a movie that seems to be the quirky story of an intriguing, forgotten man turns into an exploration of the dangerous traps of the documentary format.

An addition to a new class of investigative documentaries focusing on the devastation that can result when those who have money at their disposal do whatever they want.

Here, the acclaimed—and often maligned—director of Carrie, Dressed to Kill, and Scarface takes an honest, insightful, and often funny look at his path, a career that’s resulted in plenty of box office hits—but more than a few clunkers.

This thoughtful, wide-ranging documentary covers the changing relationship between Jewish and German intellectuals since the Holocaust.

One artist from across the world finds a connection with someone he’s never met and uses his genius and the tools at his disposal to give her what she could not have done on her own.

If clean and sustainable energy sources are so cost-effective, why are we still drilling, fracking, and mining?