The most memorable documentaries often play the long game, sticking around for years to see how things work out. In Steve James’ landmark “Hoop Dreams,” for instance, the choice was voluntary. In the ...

First-time filmmaker Rudy Valdez got extremely personal for his debut documentary, The Sentence. Nigel Smith is the Senior Movies News Editor for PEOPLE. He is an experienced culture editor and writer ...

Reporting from Park City, Utah — When Cindy Shank was in prison, her bed consisted of a metal slab and paper-thin mattress. And now, here she was in her own condo — one she’d been put up in, no less — ...

Home movies and mandatory minimums create a tale guaranteed to make you sob in Rudy Valdez's documentary, 'The Sentence.' By Daniel Fienberg Based on the 10 minutes of extended sniffling and even ...

This earnest but flawed documentary is the personal tale of a long family separation caused by mandatory sentencing for a dubious crime. The Reagan administration’s War on Drugs had many effects, ...