Tag Archives: Documentary

September is a big month for Amazon Studios as their biggest release to date finally hits Prime Video. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power takes viewers back to Middle-earth for a brand new story set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s mythical world. However, that’s not the only exciting release …

The Girl in the Picture, Netflix’s new true crime documentary, is being described as “horrific and sickening” by shocked viewers.  The one-off documentary, which is now topping Netflix’s charts, follows the story of a woman who is found dying at the side of the road in 1990. As per Netflix, …

Netflix is home to some of the best documentaries out there – but where do you even start? Their ever-growing list of docs spans multiple genres and new ones get added every month. If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed, don’t worry! We got you covered. We’ve scoured the streaming platform …

New Netflix documentary Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet has shot up the platform’s streaming charts. The true crime series now holds the number two spot after releasing on June 15, in second place only behind Stranger Things season 4. The six-part anthology docuseries “tells stories of …

Another year, another Cannes Film Festival in the, er, can. This year the prestigious cinematic showcase celebrated its 75th year (fun fact: Brief Encounter competed in the first). It was seen as something of a return to normality, with glitzy premieres for Hollywood mega-movies, like Top Gun: Maverick and Elvis, …

Movies about the 20th century’s greatest musicians are having something of a moment at Cannes Film Festival. Sandwiched between Ethan Coen’s archival Jerry Lee Lewis documentary, and Baz Luhrman’s all-singing, all-dancing Elvis biopic is Moonage Daydream – a David Bowie doc like no other about an artist without equal. This is …

Ethan Coen has revealed his reasons for temporarily stepping away from movie-making. With his brother Joel Coen, Ethan has directed 18 movies, with one solo directing credit for the upcoming documentary Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind.  “Oh, nothing happened, certainly nothing dramatic,” Ethan told the Associated Press (opens in new …

Disney Plus is constantly adding more content to its platform, ensuring that there’s always something on there for everyone to watch. Across the month of April, the streaming service plans on catering to all kinds of subscribers as it continues to roll out Marvel series Moon Knight, new documentary Sketchbook, …

Will Smith refused to leave the Oscars when asked, the Academy has said. At the 94th Academy Awards, Smith slapped Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith and G.I. Jane. The protagonist of that movie has a shaved head, and Pinkett Smith suffers from alopecia. …

The Tinder Swindler (AKA Shimon Hayut) is being sued by the real-life Leviev family after he took on the alias Simon Leviev on social media.  The family is filing a lawsuit against the fraudster for impersonating their name and using it to build up his own image, according to People …