Documentary

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

If you love Fiddler on the Roof then you’ll get a kick out of Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen. It takes you behind the curtain of the classic 1971 … Read more

“Dial H for Hitchcock” is the best documentary on Hitchcock that I’ve found (I’ve examined 14 of them) . Four elite directors (Wes Craven, Brian De Palma, Jonathan Demme, Roger … Read more

You might think you know Roger Ebert, but you probably don’t. Did you know he wrote over a dozen books? He won the first ever Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. And … Read more

Kenny G. is the most popular, and mocked, instrumentalist of all time. Kenny G. is both the kingpin of elevator jams and the punching bag of pop culture. “South Park” … Read more

It’s the documentary that made people fall in love with rugby: “Living with Lions” (1997). I rank it #1 in my list of The Best Rugby Documentaries (15 and counting!) … Read more