Welfare

Need money? Bring documents. Need documents? You need money. That’s the vicious loop at the heart of this 1975 documentary on the welfare system. Clip of “Welfare” You Can’t Make … Read more

Now and Then

This is a short 12-minute documentary about how John Lennon’s scratchy home demo became what was billed as the last Beatles song. I currently have “Now and Then” ranked #7 … Read more

13th

No country locks up more people than the United States. This doc explores how America got there. My colleague Rob Kelly currently ranks this #2 on his list of The … Read more

The Chef Show

Jon Favreau reunites with Roy Choi, who trained him for the movie “Chef.” Together they cook, travel, and hang out with famous friends in one of Netflix’s most fun food … Read more

Lessons of Darkness

Imagine aliens landing on Earth after the Gulf War. They’d find towering oil fires, black skies, and a desert that looks like another planet. Shout-out to Jeremy Urquhart, who listed … Read more

Little Richard: I Am Everything

Before Elvis shook his hips, Little Richard was already screaming, sweating, pounding the piano, and blowing the doors off American music. Trailer for “Little Richard: I Am Everything” You Can’t … Read more

Secret Mall Apartment

Eight artists secretly build a hidden apartment inside a busy shopping mall…and somehow live there for four years without getting caught. Lance McDaniel of OKC Friday called this his favorite … Read more

The White Diamond

Werner Herzog. A jungle airship. A waterfall in Guyana. And a pilot still haunted by the death of his friend. Trailer for “The White Diamond” You Can’t Make This Sh!t … Read more