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13 new documentar­ies you should not miss

From politics to penguins, these fact-finding films demand attention

- Carly Mallenbaum

By the end of 2019, we might have a documentar­y about the rise of documentar­ies. ❚ With films devoted to Ruth Bader Ginsburg (“RBG”) and Fred Rogers (“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”) reaping box-office riches and documentar­y TV specials about R. Kelly (“Surviving R. Kelly”) and Michael Jackson (“Leaving Neverland”) hugely influencin­g public opinion, the documentar­y revolution is upon us.

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?? ?? “Knock Down the House”
“Knock Down the House”
?? ?? “What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali”
“What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali”
?? ?? “Framing John DeLorean”
“Framing John DeLorean”
?? ?? “Ask Dr. Ruth”
“Ask Dr. Ruth”
?? ?? “Hail Satan?”
“Hail Satan?”
?? ?? “At the Heart of Gold”
“At the Heart of Gold”
?? ?? “Penguins”
“Penguins”
?? ?? “Homecoming”
“Homecoming”
?? ?? “The Brink”
“The Brink”
?? ?? “60 Minutes”
“60 Minutes”
?? ?? “Love Antosha”
“Love Antosha”
?? ?? “The Pieces I Am”
“The Pieces I Am”

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