All the Revelations From Lifetime’s Where Is Wendy Williams?

The Lifetime documentary Where Is Wendy Williams? began airing on Saturday, February 25, and in its first two parts began addressing many of the questions that have existed about the talk-show host’s whereabouts and well-being over the past several years. While the original intent of the documentary is to chronicle Williams’s comeback by way of …

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Is ‘Maestro’ a true story? Fact checking the Leonard Bernstein movie

Is ‘Barbie’ the best film of 2023? Our film critic weighs in USA TODAY film critic Brian Truitt released his list of 2023’s best films and some of the rankings might surprise you. Spoiler alert: We’re breaking down plot points in Bradley Cooper’s new movie “Maestro” (streaming now on Netflix). Beware if you haven’t seen …

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The 82 Best Documentaries of All Time

What makes a documentary “important”? What makes it worth referencing, or remembering, or even watching in the first place? Why, at a moment when world events are often stranger than fiction, would we veer from the vaunted, glorious escapism of big feature films and opt for something small and rooted in the real, instead? Documentaries …

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Emmys race: ‘Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,’ ‘Dear Mama,’ ‘The 1619 Project’ heat up documentary categories

Emmy voters will see the stories of Brooke Shields and the late Tupac Shakur among others. ByEvan Wyno Friday, August 25, 2023 10:49PM LOS ANGELES — Environmental causes, racial tensions and life lessons are all spotlighted in this year’s Emmy nominations for outstanding documentary. During its first year of eligibility, Onyx Collective has secured four …

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