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Cinema
In Laura Poitras' Oscar-nominated documentary, Nan Goldin battles against big pharma and the Sackler family while examining her own upsetting background
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Netflix
Barely a month after The Crown season 5 dropped on Netflix, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's brand-new docuseries arrives to shake up Christmas
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Cinema
Actor and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg on being a daughter, still feeling uncomfortable in her skin, the burden of fame, and her relationship with London
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TV
David Attenborough is back on the BBC with a new, updated documentary about the frozen lands of planet Earth
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TV
Peter Jackson's new three-part documentary series sees Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr preparing for their famous rooftop concert
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Cinema
Edgar Wright's first foray into documentary filmmaking examines the eccentric and underrated pop-rock duo Sparks. Interviewees include Mike Myers, Neil Gaiman and Duran Duran
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Netflix
Ali Tabrizi's new and controversial Netflix documentary Seaspiracy confronts many issues around commercial fishing, but some questions still linger
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TV
This nine-part docuseries from Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim (The Great Hack) examines the infamous NXIVM cult, and the defectors trying to expose its horrific secrets
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Cinema
An intimate portrait of fashion's most elusive figure
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Netflix
The engrossing, incredible true story of rival big cat breeders in America has taken the world by storm on Netflix – here's why it's a must-watch
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Cinema
In Hail Satan?, documentarian Penny Lane delves into the controversial religious group known as the Satanic Temple
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Fashion
HBO delves into the life and career of Ralph Lauren, a designer who has been defining American style for over 50 years.
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Tried and Tested
Cinema
In Apollo 11, Todd Douglas Miller beautifully follows the first manned mission to the Moon in 1969 - using never-before-seen footage taken from the time
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Cinema
A new documentary chronicles the life of sex therapist Ruth Westheimer, from her childhood surviving the Holocaust to her rise as a pop culture icon
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Cinema
Capturing the tireless campaigning of four trailblazing female democrats, Knock Down the House seizes and delivers the urgency of fresh politics on Netflix
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Netflix
Hurrah for the new series from David Attenborough! Netflix documentary Our Planet shows the bizarre life-cycles of wildlife across the world – this will be the docu-series of the year
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TV
In the controversial Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland, Channel 4 interview two victims of his alleged sexual abuse to expose the truth
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Cinema
The gloss of tearjerking Hollywood drama has faded, making room for more exciting films showing life at its most authentic. Bookmark these documentaries to get your heart racing
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Cinema
Triplets separated at birth reckon with the dark conspiracy still brewing in Three Identical Strangers, a documentary hit from Sundance
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Cinema
Everything you need to know about Free Solo, the National Geographic documentary that just won an Oscar
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Netflix
Thirty years on from the execution of Ted Bundy, Conversations with a Killer tells the chilling tale of America's most notorious serial killer
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TV
In the final episode of Louis Theroux's Altered States, Take My Baby explores the 'Open Adoption' programme in Southern California and the mothers involved through the process
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TV
In Choosing Death, episode 2 of Altered States, Louis Theroux goes to California to investigate people seeking an early death
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TV
In the first episode of Louis Theroux’s Altered States, Love Without Limits explores the pleasures and pitfalls of polyamorous relationships
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Cinema
Polka dots, mental health and Japan's greatest artist: the life and career of Yayoi Kusama come to life in new documentary Kusama - Infinity
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Cinema
Following his documentary work on The Imposter, filmmaker Bart Layton returns with a heist no one needed but can still be enjoyed in American Animals.
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Cinema
Rediscovering her African-American identity as well as uncovering her rocky childhood, Whitney is the latest, and hopefully last chapter on the phenomenal singer. Directed by Kevin McDonald.
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Cinema
Dull, voyeuristic and fetishising: Touch Me Not’s success at the Berlinale 2018 is a devastating decision for the festival
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Cinema
In this epic biopic, filmmaker Sophie Fiennes weaves together archive footage and concert clips to create an illuminating portrait of the legendary singer and model
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Cinema
One of the winners at the Sundance Film Festival, Dina is an intimate documentary of a developmentally disabled couple which rings truer than most scripted romantic dramas
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Cinema
City of Ghosts is a brutal and fascinating documentary about the Syrian struggle
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Cinema
David Lynch: The Art Life takes a look at the creative process of cinema's most celebrated surrealist