Month: August 2026

Monsters of God

You think you’re watching a doc about reptile collectors. Then come the Cocaine Cowboys, 300,000 baby iguanas, and a Malaysian wildlife kingpin. Trailer for “Monsters of God” You Can’t Make … Read more

The Last Cruise

More than 3,700 people are trapped on a cruise ship as COVID spreads, and they film the whole nightmare on their phones. Trailer for “The Last Cruise” You Can’t Make … Read more

Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God

Police with bodycams enter a Colorado house and find a mummified woman in bed inside an REI sleeping bag. Her face is covered in glitter. Christmas lights and stuffed animals … Read more

Death of the Pastor’s Wife

A pastor announces his wife’s death from the pulpit. He doesn’t mention that she had served him divorce papers two days earlier. Trailer for “Death of the Pastor’s Wife” You … Read more

Belfast, Maine

Frederick Wiseman turns lobstermen, sardine workers, doctors, and teachers into a 4-hour portrait of small-town America. The Hollywood Reporter ranked “Belfast, Maine” #23 on its list of the best documentaries … Read more

Rivers and Tides

He spends hours building art out of rocks, leaves, sticks, ice, and sheep’s wool. Then stands back and watches the tide destroy it. Thanks to Nancy Jong for putting this … Read more

Anvil: The Story of Anvil

They inspired Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax. Those bands became giants. Anvil’s singer ended up delivering food to schools. Edgar Wright picked this as one of his 10 favorite music documentaries. … Read more

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

The secretive genius filmmaker—”2001: A Space Odyssey”, “The Shining”, “A Clockwork Orange”!—who still makes other directors wonder: How the hell did he do that? Trailer for “Stanley Kubrick: A Life … Read more

The Corporation

This one puts big business on the psychiatrist’s couch and asks whether its behavior looks psychopathic. I moved this one up my queue after seeing it on List Muse’s lineup … Read more