Nonfics

02/01/2026

The latest edition of This Week In Documentary is out now!

Highlights include a classic film celebrating its 100th anniversary, the broadcast debut of one of the best features of 2025, and the works of two Iranian masters of hybrid cinema.

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Theatrical & Streaming Releases - New & Recommended - January 2-8, 2026

01/01/2026

Happy New Year!

We ranked our most anticipated documentaries of 2026:

Theatrical & Streaming Releases - New & Recommended - January-December 2026

26/12/2025

The latest edition of This Week in Documentary is out now!

Highlights include new films by Marina Zenovich and Oscar nominee Rick Rowley, the previous movie by 'The Secret Agent' helmer Kleber Mendonça Filho, and a handful of profiles of actresses.

19/12/2025

The latest edition of This Week in Documentary is out now!

Highlights include new features by Laura Poitras, Morgan Neville, and Penny Lane, and a short by Jafar Panahi. Plus, Oscar shortlists, final Cinema Eye Honors nominees, and other year-end awards winners.

Read all about 'em and more at the link in the comments.

12/12/2025

The latest edition of This Week in Documentary is out now!

Highlights include a new six-part concert film directed by Don Argott & Sheena M. Joyce and starring Taylor Swift, a not-new concert film directed by Spike Lee and starring David Byrne, and a making-of documentary directed by Mike Figgis about the latest Francis Ford Coppola movie. Plus, a celebration of Dick Van D**e for his 100th birthday!

Read all about them and more at the link in the comments.

09/12/2025

We ranked our 25 favorite documentaries of 2025.

Check out the link to the list in the comments.

05/12/2025

The latest edition of This Week in Documentary is out now!

Highlights include new films about the 1999 World Trade Organization protests in Seattle, The New Yorker, Wizkid, a true crime (of wrongful conviction) in West Texas, and an animated pair of half-brothers.

Read all about these and more via the link in the first comment.

28/11/2025

The latest edition of This Week in Documentary is out now!

Highlights include the latest films by Oscar nominees Tamara Kotevska, Amy Berg, and Joshua Seftel, as well as a feature about one of the most famous photographs of all time. Also, a spotlight on Criterion becoming a major distributor of new nonfiction shorts.

Read all about it at the link in our comments.

Theatrical & Streaming Releases - New & Recommended - November 28-December 4, 2025

21/11/2025

A new edition of This Week in Documentary is out now!

Highlights include a fantastic new film by Jesse Moss & Amanda McBaine, the broadcast debut of this year's best feature, the latest send-up of the true-crime genre, and a celebration of Claude Lanzmann's centenary. Plus, watch the new trailer for Marina Zenovich's latest biography of a comedy icon.

Read it all here:

Theatrical & Streaming Releases - New & Recommended - November 21-27, 2025

14/11/2025

The latest edition of This Week in Documentary is out now!

Highlights include new releases from Ken Burns and Ryan White. Plus new films about Selena, Susan Powter, and school shootings.

We also look at the Critics Choice winners, Cinema Eye nominees, and what other documentaries are coming out this week and beyond.

All this and more here:

Theatrical & Streaming Releases - New & Recommended - November 14-20, 2025

07/11/2025

The latest Nonfics newsletter is out now!

This week, we highlight new films about Eddie Murphy, Army rugby, a real-life superhero, and iris implants. We also recommend the new 4K disc of 'Burden of Dreams' and celebrate 'Sherman's March' at 40!

Read it at the link in the comments.

30/10/2025

The latest edition of This Week in Documentary is out, highlighting new films about a Palestinian photojournalist in Gaza, the U.S. response to climate change 35 years ago, the lost singer behind "Goodbye Horses," and an eccentric millionaire considered the undisputed king of the celebrity selfie.

Plus, spotlights on the documentaries of Werner Herzog, Lee Grant, and Indigenous-American filmmakers, and nominees for the Gotham Awards and Cinema Eye Honors.

We also share the 'Orwell 2+2=5' soundtrack, the first look at Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin's next documentary, and the new trailer for Tamara Kotevska's 'The Tale of Silyan.'

Read all about it via the link in the first comment!