Documentary

This one puts big business on the psychiatrist’s couch and asks whether its behavior looks psychopathic. I moved this one up my queue after seeing it on List Muse’s lineup … Read more

Hippies brought electric guitars into church and some Christians thought they were bringing the devil with them. Trailer for “The Jesus Music” You Can’t Make This Sh!t Up Watch “The … Read more

She climbs Mount Everest 10 times—more than any woman had ever done—and then comes home to wash dishes at Whole Foods. Tim Ferriss said he loved this one after Noah … Read more

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

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

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

Most serial killers hide from the spotlight. Richard Kuklinski couldn’t wait to get in front of the camera. Shout-out to Eric Langberg of Slashfilm for putting this one on my … Read more

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

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

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