Long Way Round
Ewan McGregor (yes, Obi-Wan Kenobi himself) ditches the lightsaber for a mud-caked BMW bike and tries to ride around the entire planet with his best friend Charley Boorman. This is … Read more
Queen of Chess
Imagine being raised for one purpose, to beat the greatest chess player who ever lived, and then actually doing it. Tim Ferriss mentioned he’s watching this in his 5-Bullet Friday … Read more
The 10 Best Documentaries on The Beatles
You think you know the Beatles? Bowl cuts. Screaming fans. But behind the music, it’s way messier. There are fights, breakups, business drama, and moments where pure magic just…happens. Here … Read more
Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started it All
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
We Want the Airwaves
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
Good Fortune
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
Airwolf for 8 Cellos
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
A Storm Foretold
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
2000 Meters to Andriivka
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
Lumière, Le Cinema!
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