Heather Fenty This is one of the best documentaries on how a single spiritual idea can scale into a global cultural movement. Trailer for “Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the … Read more
They spent 10 years chasing a TV dream that never got made. That dream was “Manifesto!”—an unscripted series about real activists and disenfranchised communities. Trailer for “We Want the Airwaves” … Read more
John Paul DeJoria goes from being homeless in Los Angeles twice and running with motorcycle gangs to co-founding Paul Mitchell and Patrón. Trailer for “Good Fortune” You Can’t Make This … Read more
This is the coolest cello solo I have ever seen. I first saw this in a great write-up from Dan Cederholm’s newsletter, where he highlighted how epic it is. Full … Read more
Roger Stone (Donald Trump’s flamboyant, Nixon-tattooed political hitman) lets a filmmaker follow him as the 2020 election spirals toward January 6. Emily Baker of MSN recommended this one. Trailer for … Read more
Imagine the opening of Saving Private Ryan—but stretched across a single mile of Ukrainian forest packed with mines, drones, and Russian troops. A frontline journalist follows a platoon step-by-step toward … Read more
Two French brothers helped invent movies…and this documentary lets you watch the moment cinema was born. I first found it through this post on Kottke.org…and they found it through this … Read more
If Monty Python started a church, marketed it like Apple in 1984, and accidentally predicted Reddit. JR “Bob” Dobbs & the Church of the SubGenius tells the story of how … Read more
What happens when a Catholic priest admits (on camera) to molesting dozens of children…and the Church still protected him for years? Trailer for “Deliver Us From Evil” You Can’t Make … Read more
