Month: September 2023

I love this story of cardboard, dreams and joy. Young Cain turns scraps into gold. It’s a cardboard arcade in his dad’s auto parts store in East L.A. I rank … Read more

The Isle of Man TT Motorcycle Race just might be the deadliest race on Earth (231 riders have lost their lives). It takes place on the Isle of Man (in … Read more

Can you beat this origin story? Buck’s drunk dad beat him “unmercifully” for not putting on a perfect trick rope performance when he was a kid. A gym teacher and … Read more

This isn’t your normal documentary. Artist Bobby Fingers builds a Michael Jackson action figure diorama. Right before our very eyes! The “how to” part of this alone makes it worth … Read more

It’s “The Iditarod, on a boat” with a chance of drowning, being run down by a freighter, or eaten by a grizzly bear. It’s 750 miles in icy waters (from … Read more

“Big River Man” follows Martin Strel (53) as he swims the Amazon River (3,375 miles). His son Borut is on the boat with him every day. The aligators and anacondas … Read more

I love AlphaGo. It’s the David vs. Goliath of A.I. documentaries. Will man or machine triumph? In this case, it’s Google Deep Mind versus “The Michael Jordan of Go”. They … Read more