The 2008 film on the Iraq war, deemed too pro-military at the time, has now been labeled antiwar. Can both be true?

Indigenous history, resiliency and sovereignty take center stage in WKAR’s newest documentary series Before America. Each ...

As a co-director of “The American Revolution,” the six-part PBS documentary that premieres on Sunday, David Schmidt seems in every sense thoroughly modern. And yet, he said in an interview, “I like to ...

Ken Burns's new documentary achieves a tone that is unmistakably Burns: measured, atmospheric, at times elegiac and always ...

In many ways, Ken Burns is the Van Halen of historical documentary directors. Before you jump, hear me out. Watching the acclaimed filmmaker’s upcoming The American Revolution with some apprehension, ...

COLUMN. In a spectacular documentary, the filmmaker advocates for a nuanced and diverse understanding of the history of the ...

Award-winning documentarian Ken Burns is back with a new PBS documentary chronicling how America’s founding reshaped the world. Co-directed by Burns, Sarah Botstein and David P. Schmidt, The American ...

Taylor Sheridan's 'Landman' is no match for one of the greatest documentaries ever made about American History.

"The American Revolution" features Tom Hanks, Morgan Freeman, Meryl Streep, Michael Keaton and many more top names as voice actors. The docuseries was 10 years in the making and involved a massive ...

This documentary features the unique stories of four immigrants in southern Minnesota, highlighting their journeys, accomplishments and successes in starting a new life in the United States. These ...

Ken Burns speaks onstage during the New York premiere of PBS’s "The American Revolution," Sept. 18, 2025. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) Ken Burns has had a busy year. The famed documentary ...

We tend to think we know a lot about the Revolutionary War since we learned “the greatest hits” in school—the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere’s famous ride, Washington’s crossing of the Delaware. It’s ...