Documentaries
What to stream this week: Louis Theroux gets inside the manosphere, plus five more picks
The veteran Brit weaponises his eyebrows for his first documentary with Netflix, while Alan Ritchson gets his punch on in War Machine.
- Craig Mathieson
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Police shot this footage. It put a woman in jail. Now it could win an Oscar
The Perfect Neighbour is composed almost entirely of footage shot on body-worn cameras – and now it’s up for cinema’s biggest prize.
- Karl Quinn
This ‘new’ SBS doco is great. But to one filmmaker, it’s oddly familiar
SBS’ series about conman John Friedrich is fascinating, but to Philippe Charluet, it looks a lot like a project he submitted to the network years ago.
- Karl Quinn
Tony Jones on the demise of Q+A and walking the red carpet at Sundance
Should we take drugs that have been tested on animals in appalling conditions? The veteran journalist has directed a groundbreaking documentary on the topic.
- Peter FitzSimons
Melania, panned by some film critics, opens with strongest documentary debut in a decade
There was little to compare it to, given that presidential families typically eschew in-office memoir releases to avoid the appearance of capitalising on the White House.
- Jake Coyle
Melania review: Lavish documentary on US first lady beautifully shot but short on substance
Amazon is spending more than $100 million on this documentary about Melania Trump. Is it getting its money’s worth?
- Karl Quinn
The ‘weird, wonderful’ competition that sent this Aussie around the world
Melbourne filmmaker Kristina Kraskov wants to put Microsoft Excel nerds on the map.
- Farz Edraki
Filmmakers face legal warning over Brittany Higgins’ story
The makers of a documentary about the way the law prevents women speaking out about sexual abuse have been sent a warning letter by lawyers for Linda Reynolds.
- Karl Quinn
Chevy Chase is under the spotlight in a new documentary, warts and all – and he’s OK with it
I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not follows his life and career, from a dark childhood to the dawn of Saturday Night Live and then Hollywood.
- Mark Kennedy
Diddy he do it? The $1 million Tupac hit, and other revelations from Sean Combs doco
The four-part documentary series on Netflix airs some serious allegations against the artist formerly known as Puff Daddy, P Diddy and Love.
- Karl Quinn