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Recent Examples of documentary
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
The dramedy, shot with a skeleton crew of only 10 people, blends narrative and documentary styles to follow its title character through a day of red tape, cultural identity and survival through laughter.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
The film premiered at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival, winning both the documentary jury prize and the audience award.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The nearly two-year conversation and text correspondence between the ex-NBCU exec and the Cocaine Quarterback documentary participant began when they were introduced by mutual lawyer Patricia Glaser.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
The dramedy, shot with a skeleton crew of only 10 people, blends narrative and documentary styles to follow its title character through a day of red tape, cultural identity and survival through laughter.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
But to the surprise of the Montreal filmmaker, her surreal journey into our cosmic universe has earned her an Oscar nomination in the best documentary short category for Perfectly a Strangeness.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
The film premiered at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival, winning both the documentary jury prize and the audience award.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for documentary
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Not because Love Story might stray from the truth—as any docudrama must, to some extent, do—but because its cartoonish depiction of the character is an insult to our collective intelligence.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Mar. 2026
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This docudrama uses recordings of her actual voice blended with actors portraying the responders who desperately tried to save this child who was surrounded by the bodies of her relatives.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Add in Paul Mescal's solid turn as an absent Bard dad who deals with the loss in his own way, plus a cathartic final act, and director Chloé Zhao's gut-wrenching historical drama has a good chance of placing high on a lot of Oscar voters' lists.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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The owner of the hoard remains a mystery According to historical records, 24 households were situated on the block where the coins were left.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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Due to its open-source, unrestricted, and autonomous operating features, the project quickly spread after its release and has been regarded as one of the most accessible AI agent projects.—
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CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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This year’s best Canadian feature prize went to Blue Heron, the coming-of-age drama written and directed by Sophy Romvari.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Whether this internal awareness constitutes the kind of corporate knowledge that supports liability is a central factual question for the jury to decide.—
Carolina Rossini,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2026
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Overall, responses were 18% less likely to contain factual mistakes.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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Essence Black Women in Hollywood is one of the many high-profile events happening around LA in the days leading up to the 98th Oscars, with various parties and red carpets celebrating young Hollywood and women in film.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 Mar. 2026
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When Grace first awakens on his ship, the film cuts hectically around, above, and below him, as if to approximate his mental and physical disorientation.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Significant experiment The effort is part of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, a nonfictional experiment with detectors that will be immersed in huge baths of cryogenic liquid argon, which is going the opposite direction — down.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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But what was more interesting to me are those who aren’t fantasizing about being in a fictional world, but who are fantasizing about being a different reader, in a more secure nonfictional world.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
13 Jan. 2026
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In this featurette, Costume Designer Ernesto Martinez reveals the art of storytelling through stitch and style.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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The film will feature an exclusive making-of featurette offering a glimpse behind the curtain.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Imagine meeting the love of your life, entering a relationship with them, and then belatedly realizing your literal body rejects the union.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
6 Mar. 2026
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The British singer’s new tour features a dress made of literal receipts that allegedly allude to her breakup with David Harbour.—
Shane O’Neill,
Washington Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Documentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/documentary. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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