Month: May 2024

Four wine nerds—let’s call them the Grape Squad—take a stab at the Master Sommelier Diploma Exam. It’s the Mount Everest of wine tests, folks. In 40 years, only 197 souls … Read more

It’s “Grizzly Man” meets “Finding Nemo” Blackfish is a classic! Thanks Mary Bliss for the tip! Trailer for “Blackfish” Watch “Blackfish” Release date: July 19, 2013 You can stream it … Read more

I scoured the Web for the best documentaries on Michael Jackson. The biggest surprise was my #1 pick (Thriller 40). I had somehow missed this release. I wish there were … Read more

I love Judd Apatow’s intimate 2018 doc and heartfelt tribute to the late, great Garry Shandling. Through never-before-seen journals, interviews, and footage, you see the brilliance and complexity of the … Read more

“Salesman” is like “Glengarry Glen Ross” meets Keroac’s “On the Road”. This documentary is a raw look at the lives of four door-to-door Bible peddlers in the 1960s, as they … Read more

“While We Watched” is the documentary Elon Musk reportedly banned from Twitter so that he could sell more Teslas in India (source: Frontline’s “Elon Musk’s Twtitter Takeover”). The controversial doc … Read more

“Thriller 40” is the best doc on Michael Jackson I’ve seen. The title suggests it’s entirely about MJ’s Thriller album. But it also covers most of his career from The … Read more

It’s Houdini meets “Inside Job”. This “Psychic Investigator” takes down con-artists, psychics and faith healers. Thanks to Jon Favreau via Tim Ferriss for the tip. I rank “An Honest Liar” … Read more