Documentary

Napoleon Hill brings his A-game in this 1950s classic retro rags-to-riches story. Hill struts into frame dripping in confidence to unload his 13-point framework for living the American Dream. You … Read more

Netflix bought the rights to the doc “Ibelin” in January 2024. The doc already has an IMDB score 8.8 (81 votes) as I write this. “Ibelin” pays tribute to Mats … Read more

“Sam Now” is like “Kick Ass” meets “The Up Series”. Sam’s wetsuit and mask wearing alter ego, “the Blue Panther”, is awesome. I rank “Sam Now” #6 on my list … Read more

Two Australians, Alby Mangels and John Stanton, explore the world with $400 each. At the last minute, they bring a 15 millimeter video camera. Neither had every held a video … Read more

You’ve got MJ, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Springsteen, Tina Turner all crammed into the studio like some kind of Musical Avengers. Dan Aykroyd belts it next to Ray Charles? Dylan … Read more

“The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires,” the 1996 tech-tale, is like watching a tech version of “Game of Thrones” – minus the dragons, plus the floppy … Read more

Bon Appétit did a nice 13 minute video showing every job at Crown Shy, the Michelin-Star restaurant in New York City. Crown Shy serves 1,000 dishes to 250 guests…every night. … Read more

“American Nightmare” is like Ben Affleck’s “Gone Girl” film gone bad…very bad. It’s one of the most disturbing examples of “confirmation bias” I’ve heard of. Trailer for “American Nightmare” Watch … Read more

“The Big Conn” docuseries is “The Wolf of Wall Street” meets “Tommy Boy”. If this were a movie, a young Eric Conn would be played by Chris Farley and older … Read more

If you like climbing docs from a national parks angle, here’s a treat. “Great Wide Open” is a series of 6 doc shorts (about 12 to 15 min. each), directed … Read more