Documentaries can be many things. They can be diaries, profiles, calls to action, exposés, investigations, and everything in between. While many of us fall in love with film — either as viewers or ...

In this month’s picks, mountain climbing, dog sledding and government running. By Ben Kenigsberg The proliferation of documentaries on streaming services makes it difficult to choose what to watch.

Over the last 15 years, the biographical music documentary has become ubiquitous, with a plethora of multi-episode docuseries and feature-length films. Last year brought “Billy Joel: And So It Goes” ...

A vast orbital megastructure circles Earth in a vision of planet-scale engineering, as this documentary explores bold sci-fi solutions to real global threats. It covers proposals like cooling super ...

The curious minds at What If reveal the top three coolest space megastructures, imagining the mind-blowing engineering feats that could exist beyond Earth. House Republicans break with Trump, blocking ...

The story of the "Miracle on Ice" is about to be told in a way it never has been before. Netflix is releasing its documentary, "Miracle: The Boys of '80," on Friday. It will feature never-before-seen ...

The distributor, which was set to release the film on Friday, said it had canceled the theatrical premiere because of “recent developments,” but declined to specify. By John Eligon Reporting from ...

Humans have long been obsessed with building big, and as the world strives to combat climate change, megastructures may hold the key to a more sustainable future. For centuries, humans have harnessed ...

Waves crash along the Palm Beach shoreline and a drone shot swoops over the grounds of Mar-a-Lago before landing at a pair of stilettos donned by Melania Trump. As the Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” ...

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the premiere of "Melania" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Jan. 29, 2026. Stefani Reynolds—Bloomberg via Getty Images First Lady Melania ...

First lady Melania Trump wants you to know that her new documentary is not a documentary. “Some have called this a documentary. It is not,” she told a crowd of Cabinet members, conservative ...

A documentary about a sitting first lady is unusual. A $40 million documentary, released theatrically while its subject occupies the White House and retains full editorial control, is something else ...