Daniel Fienberg

The enticing combination of well-regarded source material, an elusive auteur tackling television for the first time, and a pair of photogenic stars prone to interesting choices yields the first disappointment of the new year with Netflix‘s His & Hers.... See more

There is a recently burgeoning genre of documentaries — usually either celebrity or true crime in focus — driven not by aesthetic or storytelling imperatives but by self-promotional machinery. They’re unscripted movies or series that look at the life of y... See more

The fifth episode of Peacock‘s The Copenhagen Test begins with an extended “Previously On…” sequence. After a brief flashback, the main character has his own series of memories related to things that happened previously on the show. Said main character ne... See more

In the opening minutes of Netflix‘s Breakdown: 1975, Oliver Stone pulls out a piece of lined paper and begins enthusiastically reading a list of his favorite films, ostensibly from 1975, given the title of Morgan Neville‘s documentary and the talking poin... See more

They don’t come along often, but I’m a sucker for a good animated documentary. From Flee to Tower to Waltz With Bashir to definition-stretchers like the Aardman Creature Comforts shorts or Grand Theft Hamlet, animated documentaries offer an aesthetic remo... See more