The 20 Best Documentaries Streaming Right Now, According to Critics
On 4/17/21 at 7:00 AM EDT
For this list,
Newsweek scoured review aggregator Metacritic, which ranks movies by their composite critical reception, scoured major streaming sites to see what was available, and checked out the Rotten Tomatoes reviews.
Here, below, are the critics favorite documentaries available to stream right now covering subjects as diverse as true crime, sports and even filmmaking itself.
King in the Wilderness (2018) | TV-14 Direct TV, HBO
King in the Wilderness presents a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr.
Kunhardt Films LLC
This documentary presents a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. during the final few years of his remarkable life and features interviews with many of his colleagues and friends.
By Raquel Mustillo
THE South Eastern Water Conservation and Drainage Board has called for greater collaboration with the Coast Protection Board, with chair Lee Morgan telling a parliamentary inquiry the board “appears to have a focus on managing coastal issues affecting the Adelaide metropolitan area”.
In a submission to parliament’s Environment, Resource and Development Committee, Mr Morgan highlighted a number of challenges relating to the functions of the conservation and drainage act which planning for emerging risk related to sea level rise and sand movement.
Mr Morgan said the board manages a 2500km network of drains in the region, with the management of flood waters to protect agricultural productivity a function of the board.
18 Music and Concert Documentaries to Watch on Netflix Until Live Music Returns
On 4/14/21 at 7:00 PM EDT
With live concerts and festivals restricted to streaming for the foreseeable future, music lovers can still enjoy the next best thing great gigs and documentaries via Netflix.
Hundreds of titles featuring the finest artists in rock, pop and R&B, means Netflix viewers are guaranteed to be entertained, whatever their taste.
And those potentially put-off searching for music and concert documentaries by the sheer quantity of content on the streaming service can use a special shortcut.
Simply entering the Netflix code 90361 via the search button sends viewers straight to the Music & Concert Documentaries sub-genre.
Awesome experiences occur, even in a pandemic: Whit & Whimsey
Updated Apr 11, 2021;
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BRUNSWICK, Ohio – Everything old is new again. That seems to wrap up the past month or so for me, thanks to the telephone for the Brunswick Area Historical Society.
About a week ago, the phone rang. It was Marjorie Hay Thompson calling from Virginia and she had just discovered a packet of papers among items from her parents, Walter and Twyla Hay. They were marked “Important church papers passed down to Twyla Hay.”
Walter and Twyla were very involved at First Christian Church until they passed away. Marji wondered if the historical society was interested. I explained we had an amazing collection from the church, which was sold to Tri-C last year, ending the congregation’s 184 years in Brunswick.
Jazz musician mourns COVID-19’s heavy toll on Pa. players: ‘They’re all dying’
Updated Mar 19, 2021;
Posted Mar 16, 2021
Musician Tim Warfield has missed performing on stage. He s also mourning musicians who have died in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. | Sean Simmers |ssimmers@pennlive.com
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