Documentary

Before Beyoncé was on the cover of Vogue and Michelle was in the White House, Black girls had to imagine themselves as Barbies that didn’t look like them. Thanks to … Read more

It starts with one priest in Wisconsin—and ends with a paper trail to the Pope. Alex Gibney delivers a devastating reckoning that starts in a Milwaukee school and ends in … Read more

Come for the trout, stay for the calm of watching British dudes wax poetic about chalk and water. If you love fly fishing docs, check out this list of the … Read more

What if Steve Irwin wasn’t saving animals, but selling them to the highest bidder? This doc rips the warm-and-fuzzy mask off wildlife TV and shows what really happens to those … Read more

Mount Meru (aka “Sharks Fin”) makes Everest look like a glorified treadmill. Three elite climbers. No sherpas. One guy is doing a comeback climb after getting his skull crushed. If … Read more

What do you do when your neighbor’s pet lion breaks through the fence, and it’s not the first time? It’s a look at America’s most quietly insane obsession: raising wild … Read more

“Am I Racist?” is like Borat and “The Office” walked into a $2,500 Diversity workshop and couldn’t keep a straight face. It’s awkward. It’s confrontational. And somehow it’s also comedy. … Read more

He fought grown men for money and trauma before he could vote. If you mixed Rocky Balboa with “Good Will Hunting” and added a snapped forearm and a UFC contract, … Read more

Cops, corpses, and a guy casually strolling into the ER with a bullet in his brain—welcome to Fort Apache. It’s “The Wire’s“ feral ancestor: shot in 1973, raw as hell, … Read more

Johnny Depp narrates, Nixon lurks, and Hunter S. Thompson fires guns at typewriters. “Gonzo” is a Molotov cocktail tossed into the heart of American media. Thanks to Jack Picone for … Read more