Month: April 2024

The Francis Mallman episode is the first I watched of Chef’s Table. And it remains my favorite. The opening is killer: he’s cooking fish on a make-shift coal grill on … Read more

What’s meant to be a cinematic scrapbook for a son to know his dad, turns into an eye-opening saga of legal misfires and raw emotion. This doc leaves you to … Read more

Imagine if a bunch of coffee-guzzling punk rock nerds decided to change music forever. That’s “Filmage,” the documentary that’s more refreshing than a triple espresso after a sleepless night. Thanks … Read more

180 Degrees South is like “Planet Earth” meets “The Motorcycle Diaries”. I’m a sucker for any good adventure doc. But this one has a giant bonus: 2 founders making a … Read more

What a stud! Thanks to Christopher Brito of CBS for the tip. Watch the 2 min. 23 sec video by clicking the video above or here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xam6HB8Dj2U Meet Trigger, the … Read more

This 6-part docuseries from Lifetime continues the bizzarro world story of Gypsy Rose, her odd boyfriend and the murder of her mom. I rank this as #2 in my list … Read more

It’s like “Free Solo” meets “Where the Wild Things Are”. What a classic doc! Grizzly Man” dives deep into the story of Timothy Treadwell, a guy who basically decides to … Read more

“Mommy Dead and Dearest” is like “Misery” meets “Capturing the Friedmans”. A young woman (Gypsy Rose Blanchard), confined to a wheelchair, suffers from a laundry list of ailments. Her doting … Read more