You Had to Be There
Martin Short. Eugene Levy. Gilda Radner. Andrea Martin. Dave Thomas. Victor Garber. Paul Shaffer. All in one 1972 Toronto musical about Jesus, before they were famous. Our friend Jenny Cooley … Read more
How Buildings Learn
Some famous buildings are awful to use. Meanwhile, cheap, ugly buildings can last 50 years and get better with age. Trailer for “How Buildings Learn” There isn’t really a traditional … Read more
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
For 50 years she walked Cape Cod’s woods and beaches, noticing what the rest of us miss. And turned it into poetry. Tim Ferriss recommended this one. He’s quoted Oliver … Read more
A Hero for Daisy
Yale’s men’s rowing team got hot showers. The women were sent home freezing in wet clothes. So 19 women rowers stormed an administrator’s office and stripped in protest. Thanks to … Read more
The Second Life of Freddie Nole
Freddie Nole went to prison at 17 and walked out 50 years later. Now he goes back to the prison gates to pick up strangers getting released. Big thanks to … Read more
Elizabeth Holmes Before Prison: This Gets Weird
Remember Elizabeth Holmes? The Theranos founder who was convicted of duping some of the richest and most powerful people in the world? She invited avant-garde filmmaker Nathan Fielder (“Nathan For … Read more
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes
The actual people sent into one of the most radioactive places on Earth, and the cameras that followed them. Thx to Margarida Bastos of Collider for first pointing this one … Read more
The Beaches of Agnès
At 80, Agnès Varda turns her life into art—using beaches, mirrors and memories. Thanks to Jeremy Urquhart of Collider for pointing us toward this one in his “The 25 Best … Read more
Bobi Wine: The People’s President
He’s a multimillionaire reggae star nicknamed the “Ghetto President.” Then he decides to take on Uganda’s actual president who had been in power since 1986. Shout out to the IDA … Read more
Mama Bears
What happens when a conservative Christian mom believes being gay is a sin—but the person she loves most in the world is gay? Trailer for “Mama Bears” You Can’t Make … Read more