Ballets Russes

At 12, Irina Baronova became a ballet superstar. She and her fellow dancers battled rivalries, the Great Depression, and World War II to bring ballet to the world. My colleague … Read more

The Central Park Five

Five teenage boys. One brutal rape in Central Park. Zero DNA matches. 13 years behind bars. Thanks to Ananya Khanduri of GizmoStory for putting this one on my radar. My … Read more

The Ruling Classroom

Alex Gibney’s latest doc is on Elon Musk. His first doc was about 7th graders at a Mill Valley, CA school. Thanks to G. Allen Johnson for pointing me to … Read more

Joy Division

Ian Curtis died by suicide at 23, just one day before Joy Division’s first U.S. tour. The surviving bandmates tell the story of their rise and how they formed New … Read more

Fires of Kuwait

Saddam Hussein set Kuwait’s oil fields ablaze, burning 5 million barrels a day. Some said the fires could last 100 years—until crews showed up with dynamite, Soviet tanks, and fighter … Read more

Catching Hell

One Cubs fan. One foul ball. One city looking for someone to blame. Trailer for “Catching Hell” You Can’t Make This Sh!t Up Watch “Catching Hell” “Catching Hell” is not … Read more

Monterey Pop

Jimi Hendrix sets his guitar on fire, The Who smash their instruments, Janis Joplin blows minds, and Otis Redding steals the show—all in one wild weekend in 1967. Trailer for … Read more

Valley Uprising

Yosemite’s rebel climbers lived in caves, dodged park rangers, and sold weed from a crashed plane to fund their death-defying climbs. I found this one in Philip Sledge’s list of … Read more

AI Gone Wild

What happens when OpenAI agents stop taking tests and start hacking a real AI company? Trailer for “AI Gone Wild” You Can’t Make This Sh!t Up Watch “AI Gone Wild” … Read more