“We must go and see for ourselves,” Jacques Cousteau declared about the mysteries of the sea. But for those who weren’t so lucky, his oceanographic films were the next best thing. This is also true of ...

Liz Garbus' documentary chronicles the life and career of the filmmaker-explorer who introduced millions to the teeming life beneath the sea. By Frank Scheck In the opening minutes of Liz Garbus’ new ...

For this extraordinary and immersive documentary, Garbus poured through 550 hours of archival material and never before seen footage to let Cousteau’s films, words and recollections tell his own story ...

Becoming Cousteau, a new documentary about Cousteau’s life and legacy, captures that spirit without getting too swept away. The result is a captivating portrait of a complicated man who was as ...

Jacques Cousteau was a man ahead of his time in multiple respects, which provides the backbone of “Becoming Cousteau,” a documentary devoted to both the ocean explorer’s life and his early ...

Liz Garbus’s new documentary is about the life of the French explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and the fate of the oceans he loved. By A.O. Scott When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed ...

It’s been just over two years since documentary power couple — director Liz Garbus and producer/financier Dan Cogan — launched Story Syndicate, and already the production company has four films ...

This review of “Becoming Cousteau” was first published on Sept. 2 after the film’s premier at the Telluride Film Festival. “We must go and see for ourselves,” Jacques Cousteau declared about the ...

For a while, French oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau held the world’s rapt attention like a rock star. Brimming with Gallic charisma, he was the planet’s most famous seaman, easily identifiable by ...

This review of “Becoming Cousteau” was first published on Sept. 2 after the film’s premier at the Telluride Film Festival. “We must go and see for ourselves,” Jacques Cousteau declared about the ...