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Kennedy: Tired of movies? These 5 documentaries will stay on your mind for days

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A couple of months into the pandemic, I got tired of watching movies and TV shows and started streaming documentary films instead.

Now I’m hooked.

Documentaries are like reality TV, but without the phony plot lines. Plus, they are easier to digest than theatrical films. The best ones are attached to stories, so they can be emotionally satisfying, too.

Before video streaming became mainstream, watching documentaries was hit-or-miss. Now, if you have access to Netflix, or Prime Video, or any one of several dozen streaming services, you can simply sit down and feast.

Out of the scores of documentaries I have watched since early spring, these are the five that stayed on my mind for days after viewing.