Documentary

The Faroe Islands has the #2 longest sub-sea tunnel, is #7 in life expectancy and is on schedule to run on 100% renewable energy by 2030. Thanks to Audio/Video Architect … Read more

“The Jinx” is like if “Serial” had a love child with “Capturing the Friedmans.” And that’s no surprise since Andrew Jarecki directed both docs. And “The Alabama Solution” (my colleague … Read more

Ira Glass, the public radio icon behind “This American Life,” spills the beans on the art of storytelling. You’ve got to churn out a ton of work, kill your darlings, … Read more

I’m surprised the Buried docuseries doesn’t get more play. It’s a wild story about how a woman remembers a murder — from 20 years ago. And the murderer is her … Read more

“The Rescue” spins the wild saga of a Thai soccer team that turned monsoon season into prime time. It’s like Apollo 13″ meets “Touching the Void. I rank “The Rescue” … Read more

Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Larry Ellison subscribe to Ayn Rand’s philosophies. She’s also followed by governors, senators and supreme court judges (see below for a longer list). You may … Read more

It’s like if Jason Bourne decided to leak government secrets instead of kicking ass. Government techie Edward Snowden drops the biggest truth bomb on government surveillance since Woodward met Bernstein … Read more

In 2014, Norm Macdonald turns down a publisher’s offer for him to write a memoir. A memoir is “one step below instruction manuals,” Norm says. Instead, Norm decides to chill … Read more

Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill were the The Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid of the New York City newsroom. I love the “Breslin and Hamill” doc for telling the amazing … Read more

It’s a comeback story, a character study, and a reminder of why Conan is one of the comedy GOATs. If you’re a Conan fan, you’ll love this doc. And if … Read more