Documentary

Roger Stone (Donald Trump’s flamboyant, Nixon-tattooed political hitman) lets a filmmaker follow him as the 2020 election spirals toward January 6. Emily Baker of MSN recommended this one. Trailer for … Read more

Imagine the opening of Saving Private Ryan—but stretched across a single mile of Ukrainian forest packed with mines, drones, and Russian troops. A frontline journalist follows a platoon step-by-step toward … Read more

Two French brothers helped invent movies…and this documentary lets you watch the moment cinema was born. I first found it through this post on Kottke.org…and they found it through this … Read more

If Monty Python started a church, marketed it like Apple in 1984, and accidentally predicted Reddit. JR “Bob” Dobbs & the Church of the SubGenius tells the story of how … Read more

What happens when a Catholic priest admits (on camera) to molesting dozens of children…and the Church still protected him for years? Trailer for “Deliver Us From Evil” You Can’t Make … Read more

This is a heartbreaking look at generational addiction. Filmed over three years, the documentary follows a 26-year-old woman trying to break free from the same cycle of drugs, prison, and … Read more

He spent his life protecting Chile’s memory. Now he’s losing his own. This doc follows journalist Augusto Góngora and actress Paulina Urrutia as they fight Alzheimer’s together. I first heard … Read more

Who could make a 9½-hour documentary about the Holocaust without using a single second of archival footage? French filmmaker Claude Lanzmann did just that. JA lot of people are fans … Read more

Did you know that the fifth Beatle was a brother? Billy Preston! Shout-out to Andrew Chan at 4Columns, whose piece sent me down the Billy Preston rabbit hole. Trailer for … Read more

What happens when a legendary Black artist paints freedom onto the walls of Rikers Island—and the system tries to bury it? I first saw the story on Colossal, which highlighted … Read more