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After the success of ‘My Octopus Teacher,’ the film’s director was burnt out and unable to create. She found solace and renewed passion on a remote island sanctuary.
Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi’s new film, ‘Wild Life,’ captures the saga of Doug and Kristine Tompkins, whose devotion to conservation and each other led to the creation of extraordinary national parks in Chile and Argentina
The iconic film festival is celebrating its 45th year this weekend. Here are the documentaries we’re most excited to watch.
Filmmakers have bigger budgets, smaller cameras, and new editing technology at their fingertips. They’ve also gotten better at telling nuanced stories.
From a 1970s classic to a sinking ship blockbuster, a disaster-film superfan rates the six best ever
When professional skier Rian Zetzer got the opportunity to stunt-double for Lindsay Lohan in a new Netflix movie, she jumped at the opportunity
Scary movies have a rich tradition of being set in creepy forests, caves, and swamps. We rounded up our favorites of the genre.
We binged ‘Human Playground,’ narrated by Idris Elba; ‘Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake’; and ‘Thai Cave Rescue,’ a dramatized account of the 2018 ordeal, to figure out which ones are worth your time
After 12 boys and their soccer coach were saved from a flooded cave in northern Thailand in 2018, Hollywood descended. Many feared filmmakers would exploit and mishandle the story, but something else happened.
‘Prey,’ ‘Fall,’ and ‘Beast’ are all in theaters or streaming now—we break down which ones are worth your time
We can’t get enough of The Rock glistening and swinging machetes in a tropical forest
Jordan Peele's latest film explores how Hollywood has tokenized non-white people and commodified landscapes and wildlife, nowhere more than in westerns. Can the genre reclaim those marginalized stories and all their complexity?
In the new film ‘Thirteen Lives,’ the Hollywood A-lister plays Rick Stanton, the British diver who helped lead the effort to save 12 boys and their coach who were trapped in Thailand’s Tham Luang cave
A beekeeping documentary, ‘Jurassic World: Dominion,’ and all things Obi Wan Kenobi
Most surf films portray riding waves in a purely positive light. A new Apple TV+ docuseries and the documentaries ‘Waterman’ and ‘Havana Libre’ take a nuanced look at a spectrum of experiences amid the waves
‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ a Woodstock playlist, and ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’
An Everest thriller, ‘Bad Vegan,’ and Alex Honnold in the Amazon
‘Severance,’ a John Green audiobook, and ‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’
Set far from dramatic mountain peaks, the movie stays true to a gentler side of the state
The Netflix film tells the true story of an early 20th-century explorer and his engineer fighting to survive in the Arctic. We talked to the ‘Game of Thrones’ star about what it was like filming on location in Greenland and Iceland in extreme conditions.
‘Normal Gossip,’ a book about navigation, and ‘Abbott Elementary’
This year’s most memorable adventure films include ‘The Rescue,’ ‘14 Peaks,’ and ‘Playing with Sharks’
The new movie from Sender Films and Red Bull Media House chronicles the life and death of alpinist Marc-André Leclerc
These are the best climbing movies on Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+ right now
The books, films, music, and more that our editors couldn’t stop talking about
The legendary filmmaker pioneered the stoke film and helped create skiing’s counterculture, but ‘Ski Bum’ on Discovery+ shows how his life behind the scenes was anything but easy
A new documentary from director Ron Howard looks at what happened after California's deadliest wildfire
In this new alien invasion comedy, a relaxing vacation in the woods takes an unexpected turn
The books, TV shows, podcasts, and music that our editors couldn't stop talking about last month
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn’t stop talking about
Cinemas and film festivals are screening online. Here are our favorites.
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about
Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus's new movie proves that Hollywood is perennially bad at depicting snow sports
The latest film adaptation of Jack London's classic novel is a kid-friendly reminder that wild spaces are important. Harrison Ford, the film's star, is a bit more blunt.
Disney Plus's 'Togo' and 20th Century Fox's 'The Call of the Wild' deliver as feel-good dog stories, but their portrayal of the human history of mushing is flawed
Annual shred flicks used to be the only place to see the best lines and hucks of the previous year. Then Instagram and YouTube arrived. Does social media spell the end for the beloved genre?
As former columnist Heather Hansman passes the torch to Erin Berger, the two share their strongest takes on outdoor media and culture
A documentary about elephant poaching in Kenya follows three men—a poacher, an ivory trader, and a wildlife ranger—ensnared in the deadly industry
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn’t stop talking about
Our favorite outdoor films of the year, from an indie romance to lots of documentaries
The comedian's takedown of ski-industry tropes has become a runaway hit
The world's most successful freeskier and Warren Miller film star says big-mountain fitness starts at home
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about
Yes, your palms will get sweaty
New movies and documentaries dig into mental health, dogsled racing, and why you should reconsider that lighthouse-keeping gig
I got a lot done. (OK, a little done.)
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about
A year after groundbreaking inclusion, the on-screen slopes are back to a bro fest with 'Return to Send’er'
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about
Don't let an overnight flight stop you from arriving at your destination well rested and ready for adventure
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about
Scientifically proven to contain the most nostalgic value, bug spray, and peanut-butter-dipped Oreos
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about
In his new animated feature, Chris Butler adds a contemporary twist to an old-fashioned tale
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about
The stories go deeper than just deep pow
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about
Say what you will about the movie itself, but Sandra Bullock's character has apocalypse-wear nailed down
These new releases rose to the top this year on our shelves, screens, and playlists
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about
We laughed, we cried, we groaned, and our dogs mostly slept
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about
The new Kickstarter film is aimed at getting more people with Down syndrome outside
People are worried. But, naturally, it's usually about the wrong things.
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about
Big-studio directors are venturing onto more extreme landscapes than ever to shoot successful films like 'Star Wars' and this month's 'Alpha.' It's location manager Robin Mounsey's job to keep them alive.
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about this month
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about this month
Tami Oldham Ashcraft, the subject of the new Hollywood lost-at-sea film, describes what her 41-day ordeal was like in real life and how the movie compares
Everything our editors couldn't stop talking about this month