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A man-made plague; the pursuit of peace; honor thy mother © HBO A scene from "The Crime of the Century." The COVID-19 pandemic did not slow down the progress of another plague – that of opioid addiction. In his two -part documentary “The Crime of the Century,” the prolific Alex Gibney (this is his third documentary feature in the past year), in association with The Washington Post, exposes the history, causes, and culprits behind the wave of addictions and overdoses that have killed over half a million people so far in this century. Like COVID-19, the opioid epidemic has surged in mo...

The 100 Best Documentaries of All Time By Elizabeth Jackson, Stacker News AND Nicole Johnson, Stacker News On 5/5/21 at 8:00 PM EDT Great documentaries often give access and illumination to stories that would otherwise go untold. The subject of a great documentary can be anything from a single individual's life to a broader political event, and the effect of the films can be anything from uplifting to devastating. To celebrate the genre, Stacker created a ranking of the top 100 documentaries of all time by leveraging data on all documentary movies to create a "Stacker s...

G. Allen Johnson May 6, 2021Updated: May 7, 2021, 1:36 pm President Bill Clinton (center) is in the middle of it as Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (left) and PLO leader Yasser Arafat shake hands at the White House after signing the Mideast accord on Sept. 28, 1995. The documentary “The Human Factor” shows the behind-the-scenes story of the U.S.’s effort to secure peace in the Middle East. Photo: Doug Mills, Associated Press 1995 Peace in the Middle East seems unattainable, and “The Human Factor,” a new documentary by Israeli filmmaker Dror Moreh, explains why. For...

The California Times is committed to reviewing theatrical film releases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because moviegoing carries risks during this time, we remind readers to follow health and safety guidelines as An engrossing peek inside the Mideast peace talks during the Clinton administration, Dror Moreh’s “The Human Factor” demonstrates some of the key reasons the task has been so daunting. The documentary, which features such boldface names as Yitzhak Rabin, Yasser Arafat, Bill Clinton and Benjamin Netanyahu, focuses on a lesser-known corps of career U.S. diplomats tasked with me...

Fort Worth Weekly The Paper Tigers (PG-13) This martial-arts comedy is about three middle-aged former kung fu prodigies (Alain Uy, Ron Yuan, and Mykel Shannon Jenkins) who are forced to revive their talents to solve the murder of their master. Also with Yuji Okumoto, Jae Suh Park, Roger Yuan, Peter Adrian Sudarso, Yoshi Sudarso, and Matthew Page. (Opens Friday in Dallas) Image courtesy of YouTube.com OPENING   Above Suspicion (R) This thriller based on the first American conviction for the murder of a federal agent stars Jack Huston as an FBI man who has an illicit affair with hi...