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Two years after the release of author J. D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, which landed at the top of the New York Times Best Seller List, twice, comes the award-winning documentary on the … Continued

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The holiday season is hurtling forward, so we’ve got some great documentaries across all genres to keep you grounded this weekend, to provide some perspective before the Christmas spirit completely overwhelms us. Here are some of our favorite docs available … Continued

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Who doesn’t love a good origin story? The documentary Boom For Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat is exactly that, but rather than learning about a Marvel superhero, we’re discovering the bourgeoning days of street artist extraordinaire, Jean-Michel … Continued

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If you missed seeing Whose Streets? in theaters, the PROVOKR Award-winner for Most Provocative Documentary is available to stream right here, right now, for free. Co-directors Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis, and cinematographer Lucas Alvarado Farrer, take us into the … Continued

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Arthur Miller: Writer, a new documentary about the award-winning playwright will be released in theaters by HBO this month. The Harlem-born writer was famous for many of the theater world’s most beloved plays, including Death of a Salesman and All My Sons. This portrait of … Continued

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An exciting new documentary by first-time director Nick Ebeling about actor/director Dennis Hopper’s career and mental meltdown following the release of his 1971 film, The Last Movie, arrives in theaters this week. After winning the prestigious CIDALC Award at the … Continued

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In 1999, two books were published, Sarah and The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, which developed a cult reputation in literary circles. The author was JT LeRoy, and the books were said to be autobiographical fiction; LeRoy allegedly was … Continued

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