What to watch October 20, 2023: Movie awards contenders

Matthew Jacobs
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It’s a big week for documentaries. Three major nonfiction films are hitting digital platforms, including two made by previous Oscar nominees. Check them out when you get home from seeing “Killers of the Flower Moon.” 

The contender to watch this week: “Silver Dollar Road“

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Raoul Peck‘s last documentary feature, 2017’s poignant James Baldwin profile “I Am Not Your Negro,” earned him an Oscar nomination. Four years later, his HBO docuseries “Exterminate All the Brutes” won a Peabody Award. Now Peck has returned to the awards race with a portrait of a Black family in North Carolina fighting to save their property from land developers who want to drive them out. Based on a ProPublica article by Lizzie Presser, “Silver Dollar Road” opened in theaters last week and is now available on Prime Video. 

Other contenders:

  • “The Pigeon Tunnel”: It’s hard to believe, but Errol Morris has only snagged one Oscar nomination, for “The Fog of War,” in his 45-year career. (Fortunately, he won.) Morris’ latest documentary chronicles John le Carré, the late British spy novelist whose books are frequently adapted into movies. Le Carré, born David Cornwell, is an enigmatic subject, prone to the sort of deception and self-mythology that delights Morris. He explores it all in “The Pigeon Tunnel,” which is on Apple TV+. 

  • “Another Body”: This shocking documentary, which won a jury prize at South by Southwest in March, revolves around a college student whose likeness was stolen and used in deepfake pornography. Available on VOD, the film follows her attempt to discover how it happened and who is responsible. 

  • “Ruby Gillam, Teenage Kraken”: The Oscars’ Best Animated feature category usually has a wild card among its nominees, so maybe this sweet summer release starring Lana Condor in the eponymous voice role can crack the shortlist. Stream it on Peacock. 

  • “No Hard Feelings“: The Jennifer Lawrence sex comedy, part of a wave of R-rated romps that opened over the summer, will be streaming on Netflix as of Sunday. 

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