The Power of Nightmares

Adam Curtis doing what Adam Curtis does best. This 3-part BBC fever dream traces the rise of radical Islam and neoconservatism — with found footage, haunting music, and a narrative … Read more

Life of Crime: 1984-2020

Three people. One American city. Thirty-six years of addiction, petty theft, prison, relapse, and heartbreak — all caught on camera with zero polish and maximum punch. Trailer for “Life of … Read more

College Behind Bars

This is a prison documentary with no shivs, no riots, no orange jumpsuit drama — just students arguing over the U.S. Constitution like it’s an Ivy League seminar. My colleague, … Read more

Momentum Generation

Surfing made them brothers. But competition nearly broke them. This is a story about wave-chasing prodigies who crashed together in a tiny house on the North Shore of Oahu and … Read more

Elway

I’m amazed how many times he got so close before winning it all. From Stanford to the Super Bowl, here’s one of the most iconic quarterbacks in NFL history. Trailer … Read more

Take Care of Maya

The Kowalski family’s story starts with a rare illness. It ends in a courtroom, a body bag, and a crusade. This doc landed on Andy Meek’s “20 of the best … Read more

Any One of Us

One second, you’re launching off a 70-foot dirt jump on ESPN. The next, you’re flat on your back, wondering if you’ll ever walk again. We found this one on Mary … Read more

100 Foot Wave

Imagine moving your family to a remote Portuguese fishing village just to try and ride something that could kill you in one second flat. Tim Ferriss said in his 5 … Read more