Several documentaries examine a decade that turned out to be a turning point in history. The progressive social values that were first mooted then are now under attack from the far right, though not for the first time
The biopic explains what he learned from Roy Cohn, an unscrupulous lawyer addicted to lying and extortion. The portrait is brutal, not unlike the current reality
Series based on a groundbreaking idea lose the plot the longer they go on. In US politics, the second season is proving far more chaotic than the first
The Netflix series has gotten mixed reviews as it inevitably falls short of the perfection of Gabriel García Márquez’s novel despite sticking closely to his prose
As social media removes anti-hoax controls and relegates the serious media to the sidelines, China is jailing the journalist who documented the 2022 Zero-Covid protests in ‘Not the Foreign Force’. Yet Musk claims that the real tyranny comes from Keir Starmer in the United Kingdom
‘The Reagan Show’ is a 2017 documentary featuring previously unpublished material about the president who spearheaded the conservative revolution. There are both parallels and differences between his era and the present
The documentary ‘Return of the King’ recounts how the singer overcame his insecurities for a glorious return to music in the ‘Comeback Special’ of 1968. And it shows how wrong the hand that handled the artist was
The documentary ‘The Truth Vs Alex Jones’ charts how an ultra-right scammer unleashed a spiral of hatred against the parents of the Sandy Hook victims. He has been convicted and fined, his website bought by the satirical news site The Onion, but he has re-emerged on X thanks to Elon Musk
The BBC documentary ‘America’s New Female Right’ profiles three activists and influencers playing a role in the war against feminism, immigration and LGBTQ+ rights. It does little to help understand the social and electoral wave that is beating back progress
An Al Jazeera documentary brings together horrific images of the devastation in the Strip, including those recorded and shared on social media by Israeli soldiers demolishing houses, humiliating prisoners, or playing with Palestinian women’s underwear
The documentary ‘The Lost Tapes’ contains the confessions of the actress at the moment of her greatest global fame. She said she was frustrated by the constraints of Hollywood stardom and eager to be recognized for her talent
The documentary ‘We Will Dance Again’ reconstructs the six hours of terror on October 7, 2023 by linking together recordings made by the victims and the attackers
The documentary ‘Taking on Taylor Swift’ delves into the plagiarism allegations regarding her hit ‘Shake It Off’ and reflects on the issue of cultural appropriation
As in ‘Braindead’, the grotesque zombie film directed by a young Peter Jackson, Donald Trump imagines foreigners are devouring residents’ pets. But he is the one who admires Hannibal Lecter
May Pang was the Beatle’s partner for 18 months while he was estranged from Yoko Ono (who nonetheless oversaw many aspects of their relationship.) Now, she’s sticking up for their personally and artistically fertile time together, and refuting unsavory rumors
Documentary ‘Catching Fire’ tells the never-before-heard memories of the model and actress, who had relationships with both Brian Jones and Keith Richards
The owner of X is the biggest troll on the network formerly known as Twitter, which has become a haven for extremists and fake news. A new documentary explains how the platform has fallen in parallel with the ideological drift of the billionaire
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ goes over the childhood and teen traumas of Trump’s vice-presidential candidate, which he presents as a story of overcoming adversity
The English musician, who died at 90, had an enormous influence on the music scene of the sixties as well as being a unique talent scout, launching the careers of Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor from his band, the Bluesbreakers
The HBO documentary ‘Disciple’ profiles an artist who is much more than Bruce Springsteen’s guitarist and the actor immortalized in ‘The Sopranos.’ In the 1980s, he mobilized the music industry to cut ties with South Africa’s racist regime
The CNN documentary ‘Call Me Country’ does not focus on the singer, but rather vindicates the other African-American stars of the genre. Some, however, continue to believe that there are different styles for different races
The HBO series is a fiction within a fiction, the forced account of a double agent and professional liar. It is a satire of the Vietnam War and post-war fallout, exile, prejudice and the so-called melting pot
A Disney documentary revisits the Californian group with more focus on their talent than their misfortunes. For much of their careers, Brian Wilson worked in the studio while the others went on tour
The documentary ‘Against the Odds’ sketches the ups and downs that accompanied the band’s success. Though considered uncool in the 1970s, the most unlikely rock and punk rock stars were listening to them on the sly
A BBC documentary about the Roman dictator shows how his excessive ambition for power ultimately overthrew a republican system. The film also draws parallels between him and current forms of populism
In the context of 1970, Lindsay-Hogg’s film was the chronicle of a band in disarray. Disney has released a version restored by Peter Jackson’s team, which today is seen as a display of talent
The artist used her incredible voice to sing gospel in 1972. The sessions recorded in a local church led to the release her best-selling album ‘Amazing Grace’ and a movie that did not see the light until 2018