This Week In Documentary: New Earth Day Documentaries

Theatrical & Streaming Releases - New & Recommended - April 17-23, 2026

If this newsletter is late this week, we can thank Focus Features for releasing another documentary in theaters and not allowing critics to see it via screener link. On the one hand, I’m happy that some companies still see box office viability of nonfiction films, even after their previous wide-release documentary wasn’t a big hit. On the other hand, I …