Critic’s Notebook

Lucas Foglia's "Human Nature" captures human pathology on parade

These are not your grandma's environmental films

The cinematic "Jane" gets up close and personal with Tanzania's chimps, circa 1960

All the world's a stage

"Expanding the limits of what is politically possible" takes center stage

A new documentary argues that noise pollution is reaching a fever pitch

Time in nature is good for body, mind, and spirit.

A writer confronts age in the deep Montana wilderness.

The sequel to the 2006 series brings to the fore the high-stakes, often-hidden struggles of the planet's unsung heroes