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‘How Can You Mend a Broken Heart’ Soars Through Five Decades of The Bee Gees’ Hit Songs

By Gregory Crofton Listen to “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” a song by The Bee…

‘Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds’ is Packed With Herzog One-Liners That’ll Turn Your Gaze to the Sky

By Jonathon Norcross Werner Herzog’s new globe-trotting documentary about meteors feels like a Nat Geo…

‘The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius’ Delivers a Comprehensive Look at a Devilish Case

Even-handed and intensive, this docuseries about the life of athlete and murder suspect Oscar Pistorius…

‘My Octopus Teacher’: A Kelp Forest and a Different Kind of Love

By Gregory Crofton The brilliant reds, greens and purples of ocean life seen in Ultra…

"American Dharma" is a documentary directed by Errol Morris.

Errol Morris Points His Camera at Steve Bannon, Looking for ‘American Dharma’

By Jonathon Norcross Dharma Noun (in Indian religion) the eternal and inherent nature of reality,…

‘TREAD’ is the True Story of ‘God’s Plan’ for Marvin Heemeyer and His Bulldozer

By Gregory Crofton “Tread” perfectly entertained me — think Dateline with a fantastic story, no…