Among Neighbors

Six months after World War II ended, five Jewish Holocaust survivors returned to the Polish town of Gniewoszów—only to be murdered by their own Polish neighbors, not the Nazis. Thanks … Read more

Hearts and Minds

U.S. soldiers burn Vietnamese homes. Then their top general says Vietnamese people don’t value life like Westerners do. I found this one through Jack Nachwalter’s “10 Underrated Documentaries You Need … Read more

The Devil And Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston recorded songs on cheap cassettes, drew strange comic-book creatures, and gave it to anyone who would take it. Then Kurt Cobain started wearing one of his T-shirts. Thanks … Read more

Our Great National Parks

Barack Obama leaves the White House for some of the wildest places on Earth. My colleague Rob Kelly ranked this one #4 on his list of the Best National Park … Read more

A Toxic Love Story

A fake pregnancy, fake cancer, a U.S. Marshal, and one woman framed for crimes she didn’t commit. Every time I thought I’d figured it out, I was wrong. Trailer for … Read more

Nothing Compares

Sinéad O’Connor became a global superstar. Then one live-TV protest turned her from pop icon into public enemy. Shout out to BrooklynVegan for recommending this one. And, my colleague Rob … Read more

Last Train Home

Every year, more than 130 million Chinese migrant workers head home for the Lunar New Year, creating the largest annual human migration on Earth. Trailer for “Last Train Home” You … Read more

Weed the People

When your child has cancer, you’ll try almost anything. These families turned to underground cannabis oil for one more shot at saving their kids. Thanks to Kevin Fenix of Illuminerdi … Read more