STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A.
In 1960s Memphis, an interracial record label was making hit after hit while segregation still shaped daily life around them. Trailer for “Stax: Soulsville, U.S.A.” You Can’t Make This Sh!t … Read more
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom
A protest starts with students holding signs in Kyiv…and ends with a president fleeing the country in the middle of the night. I found this one through Luc Haasboek at … Read more
The Beatles: Get Back
Peter Jackson turns 60 hours of dusty Beatles footage into something that feels alive, dangerous, and weirdly intimate. I actually rank this as one of the best Beatles documentaries—it comes … Read more
Wick is Pain
Keanu Reeves got a second act in Hollywood. This doc tells the story of his obsession with doing it right—or not at all. I found this one through Tim Ferriss’ … Read more
John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy made you laugh in Uncle Buck and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. But behind that charm was a private, sometimes heavy life. Thanks to Tim Ferriss for recommending this … Read more
All the Queen’s Horses
How does a small-town comptroller steal more than $53 million and still get treated like a local success story? Trailer for “All the Queen’s Horses” You Can’t Make This Sh!t … Read more
Bill Cunningham: New York
He’s 80 years old. He rides a beat-up bicycle through Manhattan traffic. And he’s one of the most important fashion photographers in the world. My colleague Rob Kelly listed this … Read more
Caterpillar
He paid thousands to change his eye color and finally got the attention he’d been chasing his whole life…right as he started going blind. Trailer for “Caterpillar” You Can’t Make … Read more
Listers: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching
One brother gets high, flips through his family’s bird book, and has a wild thought: what if you could identify every single bird in here? I found this one on … Read more