Hands on a Hardbody
24 people. One pickup truck and one rule: keep your hand on it longer than anyone else. The hours stretch into days, the hallucinations kick in, and it becomes one … Read more
Heather Fenty
Let The Fire Burn
In 1985, the city of Philadelphia dropped a bomb on one of its own neighborhoods. The footage sat largely unseen for decades. Stephen Johnson of LifeHacker listed this in his … Read more
STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A.
In 1960s Memphis, an interracial record label was making hit after hit while segregation still shaped daily life around them. Trailer for “Stax: Soulsville, U.S.A.” You Can’t Make This Sh!t … Read more
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom
A protest starts with students holding signs in Kyiv…and ends with a president fleeing the country in the middle of the night. I found this one through Luc Haasboek at … Read more
The Beatles: Get Back
Peter Jackson turns 60 hours of dusty Beatles footage into something that feels alive, dangerous, and weirdly intimate. I actually rank this as one of the best Beatles documentaries—it comes … Read more
Wick is Pain
Keanu Reeves got a second act in Hollywood. This doc tells the story of his obsession with doing it right—or not at all. I found this one through Tim Ferriss’ … Read more
John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy made you laugh in Uncle Buck and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. But behind that charm was a private, sometimes heavy life. Thanks to Tim Ferriss for recommending this … Read more
All the Queen’s Horses
How does a small-town comptroller steal more than $53 million and still get treated like a local success story? Trailer for “All the Queen’s Horses” You Can’t Make This Sh!t … Read more
Bill Cunningham: New York
He’s 80 years old. He rides a beat-up bicycle through Manhattan traffic. And he’s one of the most important fashion photographers in the world. My colleague Rob Kelly listed this … Read more