Film-Forward

Viewers across the United States are just a login away from seeing some of the best nonfiction films of the year.

DOC NYC may be America’s biggest documentary film festival, but its quality happily matches its quantity.

Director/writer Thomas Bezucha expertly and deftly teases out the tension, priming the audience for the inevitable bloody climax.

A complex political parable that, ironically, empathizes with the “wrong side of history.”

Henry Golding gives an understated performance, letting his body language do much of the talking.

The story of a toxic bromance between a kind and reliable pushover and an impulsive, angry, and selfish narcissist.

Though the matters are weighty and the content complex, co-director Werner Herzog never forgets his sense of humor.

When the documentary analyzes the obvious mental stress of a young girl on the international stage, it becomes insightful.

The year is 1984, the place is upstate New York, school has just started, and a group of eighth graders are waiting to get inside a nightclub.