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“Cheer” Season 2 is a fascinating mix of skill, rivalry, and fame.

Streaming on Netflix.

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“A Forbidden Orange” chronicles the tumultuous premiere of “A Clockwork Orange” in Spain. ⁠

Streaming on HBO Max.⁠

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“Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss” is an intimate showcase of the late rapper's personal demons.

Streaming on HBO Max.

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Rolling Stone includes Covid-themed "In the Same Breath" on its list of 10 best documentaries of 2021. ⁠

⁠Streaming on HBO Max.

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“Beijing Spring” chronicles the movement for democratic artistic expression that exploded in the wake of China’s Cultural Revolution.

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The 70 Best Music Documentaries of All Time.⁠

⁠Pictured: Keith Richards in # 3 “Gimme Shelter" (1970).

See the list at Rolling Stone.

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Extraordinary Vietnamese documentary “Children of the Mist” follows a clash between village customs and modern freedoms.

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Amid record police shootings in Utah, Frontline and The Salt Lake Tribune investigate the use of deadly force in the state.⁠

"Shots Fired" is streaming on PBS.

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HBO acquires Tony Hawk documentary, “Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off.”⁠

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Amid abuse and neglect, “Cusp” finds beauty in the friendship between three Texas teens.⁠

Premieres Nov. 26 on Showtime.⁠

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A new short documentary follows sustainable-food pioneer Bun Lai as he closes his successful restaurant and pursues a new approach to life.⁠

Watch "Little Fish" at The New Yorker.

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New Brian Wilson documentary “Long Promised Road” opens in theaters and Video on Demand on Nov. 19.

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39 years after her disappearance, Robert Durst is charged with the murder of his first wife.

Stream “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” on HBO Max.

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“This is a Cult”: Inside the shocking story of a religious weight-loss group.⁠

⁠”The Way Down: God, Greed and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin” is streaming on HBO Max.

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Season 40 of Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series, Nature, premieres October 20 on PBS.

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Stanley Nelson's “Attica” tells the story of the infamous prison uprising on its 50th anniversary.⁠

"Attica" debuts on Showtime later this year.

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“Becoming Cousteau” chronicles the life and career of the filmmaker-explorer who introduced millions to life beneath the sea.⁠

⁠The National Geographic documentary recently made its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival. ⁠

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