Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticAs the 20th anniversary of 9/11 fast approaches, you’ll have no shortage of options should you want — for whatever reason —to watch a documentary about it.
As a mere sampling: there’s “One Day in America” from National Geographic, “Generation 9/11” from PBS, “9/11: Inside the President’s War Room” from Apple TV Plus, and an entire day’s worth of programming on the History Channel.
All promise in-depth looks at one of the country’s darkest chapters, unprecedented access to those involved, and unique points of view — but only one documentary dealing with the crisis comes from Spike Lee, a New Yorker who will remind you of that fact with his every waking breath and burst of unmistakable laughter.
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