We’ve got something for the true crime junkies, along with an outrageously immoral fast fashion project that got outed, and a serious exploration of a cure that quickly became a cult.
Rather than dabble in ones you’ve probably seen like ‘The Tinder Swindler’, here are four that may have flown under your radar.
These documentaries have stood the test of time and remain the benchmark against which others are measured.
Carlin’s career appeared all but over after his prolonged struggle with substance abuse. However, he came with a vengeance.
Alexei Navalny shot to fame around the world when he was poisoned in 2020. Unpacking that poisoning is “one of the most jaw-dropping things you’ll ever witness”.
There’s a lot that has been conveniently left out of Netflix’s new documentary, ‘Return to Space’, which centres on Elon Musk and SpaceX.
John Wayne Gacy murdered at least 30 young boys and men and earned the nickname ‘the Killer Clown’.
Monroe was found dead in her bed at the age of just 36, and conspiracy theories surrounding how she died have circulated ever since.
Apparently, this one of a kind documentary featuring guest star William Shatner will “show the public what’s really happening in our skies with UFOs”.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the company was a fashion giant. Fast forward 20-odd years and the tide has very much turned, with a litany of costly lawsuits denting its reputation.
Werner and Rudolph Herzog are examining the quest to colonise space in their new documentary, ‘Last Exit: Space’.
Perhaps after this airs people will stop telling Tony Hawk he looks just like that famous skateboarder.
“The life of a legend is never black and white” expounds the trailer for ‘The Real Charlie Chaplin’.
Netflix’s new true-crime docuseries tells the story of a celebrity vegan restaurateur in New York who went from “raw vegan queen” to “vegan fraudster”.
That’s right – the time has arrived for us to part ways until January. This list, our final of the year, covers the best documentaries released during 2021.
Alanis has come a long way since the success of 1995’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’. Her life is the subject of a new doccie and she’s not at all pleased about that.
The weather looks set to be very average this weekend, so you may as well resign yourself to watching telly with the gas heater pumping.
You probably haven’t heard of Jagari, the lead singer of the Zambian band Witch, but he’s revered in his home country, and sometimes further afield.
Amazon Studios is releasing a new documentary about the legend behind ‘Batman’ and ‘Iceman’, featuring 40 years of home footage shot by Val Kilmer himself.
Timed to coincide with World Music Day, ‘The State of the Arts’ was released yesterday, offering “a snapshot of the struggles faced by some of South Africa’s entertainment and live-performing artists”.
If you’re a fan, chances are you’ve watched his shows and read his books, and now you can add ‘Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain’ to the list.
Netflix is releasing a new doccie focused on the Neo-Nazi terrorist behind the attacks that played out over three days in London in 1999.
The Scot’s reign, as well as his journey from humble roots to football glory, will be celebrated in a new Amazon documentary, ‘Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In’.
In his prime, Tyson was one of the most famous sportsmen on the planet. However, his excellence in the ring was matched by controversy and scandal outside it, making his life story ripe for a documentary series.
Plastic pollution causes untold damage to our oceans, although ‘Seaspiracy’, a controversial new doccie on Netflix, says that’s not our biggest worry.
WeWork’s leader, the “hippie-messianic” Adam Neumann, convinced investors that he was going to change the world. Instead, we witnessed one of the most infamous capitulations of recent times.
Scottish mercenary and ex-SAS operative, Peter McAleese, was hired in 1989 to lead a small team of ex-special forces commandos on a mission to assassinate Escobar.
On April 25, we will know which documentary took home the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. You might want to watch these ahead of the big day.
Using real conversations recreated from FBI wiretaps, as well as actual footage, filmmakers have picked apart 2019’s notorious college admissions scandal.
Forged documents about magic and salamanders, pipe bombs, and murder come together in what looks to be an excellent true-crime series.