Lord of the Ants (NOVA)

If Darwin had a microscope, a Southern drawl, and a thing for ants, he’d be E.O. Wilson. Harrison Ford narrates this one—and Wilson names a new ant after him. Trailer … Read more

Operation Varsity Blues

The SATs were rigged, the tennis recruits couldn’t play and Aunt Becky of Full House and Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives) are facing jail time. The biggest college admissions scandal in … Read more

Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic

He fooled Houdini, mentored Copperfield, and could vanish a coin in your ear while stealing your watch. I currently rank this #3 on my list of “The Best Magic Documentaries” … Read more

LuLaRich

“LuLaRich” is about leggings, lies, and the cult of multi-level marketing. What started as stretchy pants turned into a billion-dollar empire — and a total dumpster fire. Trailer for “LuLaRich” … Read more

Val

He was Iceman. He was Batman. He was Doc Holliday. Now, with throat cancer silencing his famous voice, Val Kilmer tells his story using 800 hours of his own home … Read more

Unveiled: Surviving La Luz Del Mundo

Sex slaves for “The Apostle”? It’s part exposé, part survivor testimony, and part courtroom reckoning. And a Reddit channel helps break the story of the abusive leader of this megachurch. … Read more

Dave Chapelle: The Closer

This comedy special is a cultural cannonball. Dave Chapelle aims at every sacred cow grazing the internet. It’s also got the biggest discrepancy between user and critic ratings I’ve ever … Read more