How many people will be Elizabeth Holmes for Halloween this year? The idea reminds us of an old discussion about whether documentary-inspired Halloween costumes are okay. buff.ly/2P2Pdnd

In honor of Julian Schnabel's birthday today, we recommend watching his concert film 'Lou Reed's Berlin.' At full volume. Read our review: buff.ly/2RLp7Z6

On this date in 1989, Marlon Riggs's 'Tongues Untied' premiered at the American Film Institute Video Festival. Watch this masterpiece on OVID or Kanopy, and check out this list it's on of the best documentary portraits of LGBT culture: buff.ly/2w77jfv

On this date in 1984, 'The Times of Harvey Milk' was released in theaters. Watch the inspiring but tragic biographical film (on HBO Max or Shout! TV), which is one of the best documentaries about #LGBTQ history, as listed here: buff.ly/2Cx5eQu.

Women filmmakers have been instrumental to the documentary mode since the beginning. Here are 5 women documentary pioneers you should know: buff.ly/2BEU7T4

On this date in 2004, 'H. H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer' was released. Watch it now for free with ads on Tubi, JustWatch, YouTube, and other outlets, and check out this list that it's on of the most fascinating serial killer documentaries: buff.ly/2VtQ57b

'You Can See Everything' remained the top-grossing documentary over the weekend (and, on some days, the top-grossing movie, period). Here is our quick take on the film: buff.ly/rzYbfvC

Today in Documentary 'Seeds' will be broadcast on PBS via 'Independent Lens' and then streams free on the PBS website Season 2 of 'Pati Jinich Explores Panamericana' premieres on PBS Find more to watch this week here: buff.ly/WoiRLGa

For when you just don’t want to live on this planet anymore: buff.ly/xGzSJ98

In honor of Eleanor Coppola's final film, 'Making Marie Antoinette,' now playing in theaters, here's a list of the best behind-the-scenes documentaries about filmmaking, including her classic, 'Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse': buff.ly/0hLSHI0

35 years ago today, Errol Morris's 'A Brief History of Time' was released in theaters. We recommend watching the documentary, which is streaming on HBO Max and The Criterion Channel, and reading about it here: buff.ly/4jm8qPl

30 years ago today, Leon Gast's 'When We Were Kings' was released in theaters. It went on to win the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. We recommend watching it now (it's on HBO Max) and reading this piece on why it's a classic: bit.ly/2XM1fuK

American political consultant James Carville celebrates his birthday today. We recommend watching him in 'The War Room' (now on HBO Max and The Criterion Channel) since he is one of the most memorable documentary characters of all time, as listed here: buff.ly/2wmJ5hi

Pablo Picasso was born on this date in 1881. Watch Henri-Georges Clouzot’s 'The Mystery of Picasso,' available to stream on Kanopy and Kino Film Collection. You can also find the film on this list of documentary masterpieces about artists: bit.ly/3lQ3OTb

For James Carville's birthday today, you can also check out 'Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid!' (available on VOD). Read our take on the film here: buff.ly/ARFh9to

7 years ago today, Midge Costin's 'Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound' was released in theaters. Here's Costin on how the film came together, plus she talks about the sound renaissance of the ’70s and the future of the medium. buff.ly/36lestJ

Today in Documentary: The new Bill Murray golfing series, 'A Course Called Ireland, ' debuts on Paramount+ The series 'The Wolves of Real Estate: The Alexander Brothers' premieres on Peacock Find more to watch this week here: buff.ly/WoiRLGa

Nathan Fielder teams up with Lance Oppenheim for a film about Elizabeth Holmes, semantics, performance, and understanding “Who’s on First.” buff.ly/rzYbfvC