Liz Garbus Archives - The Playlist

‘Becoming Cousteau’ Beautifully Celebrates The Man But Gives Short Shrift To His Legacy [Telluride Review]

September 3, 2021 8:30 am

Explorer, inventor, activist, and oceanographic popularizer, Jacques-Yves Cousteau introduced millions to the glories of the ocean through his popular movies. But he hated when people called them “documentarie...

‘Fauci’ Trailer: NatGeo’s New Doc About A Dedicated Public Servant Was Shot In Secret

Edward Davis

August 31, 2021 2:16 pm

News, Trailers

Dr. Anthony Fauci is an American physician-scientist and immunologist serving as the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)and has advised seven Presidents on HIV/AIDS an...

‘I’ll Be Gone In The Dark’ Trailer: HBO’s New Docuseries Follows The Hunt For The Golden State Killer

Valerie Thompson

June 11, 2020 10:45 am

News, Television, Trailers

True crime is full of its own legends. Some of these stories go unnoticed while others seemingly draw every bit of attention to their hideousness. The Golden State Killer is one of the former, sitting as a foo...

‘The Innocence Files’ Trailer: Netflix Follows Up ‘Tiger King’ With A Series Focused On The Wrongfully Convicted

Charles Barfield

April 2, 2020 11:53 am

News, Television, Trailers

Face it, you’re done with “Tiger King,” and you’re desperately looking for your next Netflix true-crime bingewatch. Well, never one to disappoint, the streaming platform has the next docuseries ready to go thi...

‘Lost Girls’: Harrowing True Crime Drama With A Powerhouse Amy Ryan Still Doesn’t Fully Satisfy [Sundance Review]

Jason Bailey

January 29, 2020 10:31 am

News

Liz Garbus’ “Lost Girls” shares a subtitle with the Robert Kolker book it’s based on: “An Unsolved American Mystery.” The mystery in question is that of the Long Island serial killer, who m...

52 Movies Directed By Women - Most Anticipated 2020

52 Films Directed By Women To Watch In 2020

Lena Wilson

January 19, 2020 2:03 pm

Features, News

Academy snubs be damned, 2019 was a spectacular end to a decade of outstanding films directed by women. Joanna Hogg reinvented visual memoir with “The Souvenir,” Lulu Wang challenged American conceptions of fa...

‘Lost Girls’ Trailer: Amy Ryan Stars In True-Crime Drama Debuting At Sundance Next Week

Edward Davis

January 16, 2020 10:57 am

News, Trailers

Based on Robert Kolker’s 2013 true-crime novel of the same title, "Lost Girls" is a searing look at a mother’s relentless fight for justice against the system that failed her. From award-winning documentarian ...