These Are the Best Documentaries That You Can Watch Right Now

Amanda Knox

Everyone remembers the chilling saga of the Amanda Knox scandal. The murder of Knox’s roommate abroad led to several investigations, trials, and appeals. Now, she sits down to tell her side of the story. With feminist undertones, media misogyny, and the overall portrayal of women onscreen, you'll understand Knox a little better...

Framing Britney Spears

The New York Times put out an anthology of documentaries, among them Framing Britney Spears. In this, viewers learn about pop sensation Britney Spears and her rise to fame, as well as her fall from it. Rooted in deep familial problems with her father, Britney is still fighting for ownership of the money earned in her teens, as well as her right to adulthood. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.