November 03, 2022

What makes a good documentary film? Plus an interview with 'Good Night Oppy' filmmaker Ryan White

50 minutes

This week we're highlighting an interview Bruce Miller did with Ryan White, the director of Good Night Oppy. The film, which documents NASA's Mars rover Opportunity, is in theaters now and will land on Amazon Prime on November 23rd. It's an unexpectedly moving movie that Bruce has short-listed for his Oscar pool, and we thought we'd take the opportunity to hash out some of the other great documentaries this year, what it is that makes a great non-fiction film or series, and since Bruce also recently had a chat with the 'Documentary Now!' creators we give some shine to that consistently brilliant satirical deconstruction of the genre.

Where to watch:

Good Night Oppy (theaters now, Prime on Nov. 23)

‎Original Cast Album: Company (1970)

‎Wattstax (1973)

‎Grey Gardens (1975)

‎Hoop Dreams (1994)

‎Wisconsin Death Trip (1999)

‎Grizzly Man (2005)

‎Man on Wire (2008)

‎Icarus (2017)

Wormwood (2017)

‎Free Solo (2018)

‎The Last Dance (2020)

‎My Octopus Teacher (2020)

Summer of Soul (2021)

Sidney (2022)

‎The Redeem Team (2022)

Recent articles by Bruce Miller:

'Weird' finds a great way to tell Al Yankovic's story

'Top Gun: Maverick' might we worth inviting home for Thanksgiving

Sioux City Journal remembers Jerry Lee Lewis: When 'Great Balls of Fire' told his story

'The White Lotus' is still the place to be

It's great to see George Clooney and Julia Roberts back together but 'Ticket' is no paradise

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