Chef’s Table: Grant Achatz
I don’t usually like foofie food. You know, like the Michelin-starred restaurants whose entrees leave you hungry? But this documentary has me jonesing to go to Chef Grant Achatz’s Michelin-starred … Read more
I don’t usually like foofie food. You know, like the Michelin-starred restaurants whose entrees leave you hungry? But this documentary has me jonesing to go to Chef Grant Achatz’s Michelin-starred … Read more
“Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle” is the ultimate “I can’t believe this actually happened” binge-watch. The gripping 2018 four-part docuseries covers the rise and catastrophic fall of Jim Jones and … Read more
“Burden of Dreams” is what happens when a madman’s fever dream collides with Mother Nature’s nightmare. It’s a gonzo jungle odyssey where sanity takes a backseat to cinematic obsession. Imagine … Read more
“The Keepers” is a nun’s murder mystery that morphs into a full-blown Catholic Church scandal. And it’s got two retired Nancy Drews leading the charge. By the end, you’ll be … Read more
The Defiant Ones is a hip-hop fairy tale on steroids, chronicling how Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine built an empire on beats and chutzpah. It’s a whirlwind tour through decades … Read more
I’ve seen some solid lists of endurance documentaries but no good ones purely on ultra running. So I created the list below. Thanks to ultra runners Adam Kimble (who smoked … Read more
The “OG” of modern documentaries. Roger Ebert called it “One of the best films…I have ever seen.” Not just documentaries…but films! I agree. It is competing with “Last Dance” “Survive … Read more
Imagine if your grandpa and his buddies from the retirement home suddenly dropped the hottest album of the year: Ry Cooder, playing musical archaeologist, unearths these Cuban living legends and … Read more
“Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage” is a celluloid love letter to three nerdy, Canadian high school dropouts who somehow became rock gods. I love Rush — they have their own … Read more
Richard Feynman — I love this man’s brain and johy for life. It’s like if Einstein had a love child with Mister Rogers. I jumped down the Feynman rabbit hole … Read more