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- DirectorErrol MorrisStarsDonald RumsfeldErrol MorrisFormer United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.Newspeak master
- DirectorBen LewisStarsBrendan PriceNicolas ChapmanMolly MalcolmThe most ambitious project ever conceived on the Internet: Google's master plan to scan every book in the world and the people trying to stop them. Google say they are building a library for mankind, but they also have other intentions.(purposely) confusing at time.
- DirectorDamon GameauStarsDamon GameauHugh JackmanMilla BakaitisDamon Gameau embarks on an experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body.40 teaspoons of sugars daily (average for Australians) for 60 days, only from "healthy" food (fruit juice, cereal bar, low fat yogourt...).
80% of articles in supermaket contain sugar. - DirectorTyler MeasomJustin WeinsteinStarsJames RandiPenn JilletteTellerThe life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi.Magicians vs. Psychics vs. Frauds
- DirectorMark LevinsonStarsDavid KaplanFabiola GianottiSherwood BoehlertAs the Large Hadron Collider is about to be launched for the first time, physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time -- or perhaps their greatest failure.
- DirectorTellerStarsTim JenisonPenn JilletteMartin MullInventor Tim Jenison seeks to understand the painting techniques used by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer.Tim is not an artist and has never painted before. He researches the possible technological tools available to the old masters back in the 17th century and hypothesizes that Vermeer used such techniques to paint his masterpieces.
- StarsDerek MullerHost and physicist Dr. Derek Muller unlocks the mysteries of uranium, one of the Earth's most controversial elements.
- DirectorDoug BlockStarsDoug BlockAugie AlexanderErica BeckmanFilmmaker Doug Block finds out what happened to some of the 112 couples whose wedding videos he shot to help support himself over the past two decades.Spoiler alert: They're all struggling.
6.8/10 - DirectorRalph ArlyckStarsRalph ArlyckSean FarrellThe director interviews a 4 year old kid living with parents in Haight-Ashbury in the 60's.
- DirectorDez VylenzMoritz WinklerStarsGlenn DohertyFlorian FischerAlan MooreAlan Moore writer, artist and performer is the world's most critically acclaimed and widely admired creator of comic books and graphic novels.Touch on a variety of more or less conventional topics.
7.8/10 - DirectorMatthew HeinemanStarsTim FoleyJosé Manuel 'El Doctor' MirelesPaco ValenciaFilmmaker Matthew Heineman examines the state of the ongoing drug problem along the U.S.-Mexican border.The vicious circle of death and corruption in Mexican towns around to the U.S border.
- DirectorAlex GibneyStarsJulian AssangeAdrian LamoJohn 'FuzzFace' McMahonA documentary that details the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history.All over the place
- DirectorJesper HuorBosse LindquistStarsJulian AssangeDaniel Domscheit-BergKristinn HrafnssonAbout the work behind the scenes and the emergence of the organization Wikileaks. Wikileaks has carried out history's largest revelations of classified information.Consise and to the point.
- DirectorAlex WinterStarsRoss UlbrichtJames ChaparroNicolas ChristinA feature documentary that explores the rise of a new Internet; decentralized, encrypted, dangerous and beyond the law; with particular focus on the FBI capture of the Tor hidden service Silk Road, and the judicial aftermath.One sided but very interesting to get some background on the whole Silk Road affair.
- DirectorRobert GordonMorgan NevilleStarsGore VidalWilliam F. BuckleyDick CavettA documentary on the series of televised debates in 1968 between liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley.Good contextualization. Too bad it was more of a series of personal attacks than an actual political debate.
- DirectorPatricio GuzmánStarsGaspar GalazLautaro NúñezLuís HenríquezA documentary about two different searches conducted in the Chilean Atacama Desert: one by astronomers looking for answers about the history of the cosmos, and one by women looking for the remains of loved ones killed by Pinochet's regime.Thought it was a doco strictly about space, not really. Elegantly put together though.
- DirectorJon RonsonStarsJon RonsonAnthony FrewinJan HarlanJon Ronson is asked by the widow of Stanley Kubrick to investigate the contents of about a thousand boxes left by Kubrick, shown to contain materials reflecting the work Kubrick did after the release of Barry Lyndon (1975) in 1975.Short doco on Kubrick's archives of documentation.
- DirectorAngelo J. Guglielmo Jr.StarsTania HeadElia ZedenoGerry BogaczA psychological thriller that goes inside the mind of history's most infamous 9/11 "survivor."flabbergasting. How easy it is to fool vulnerable people.
A very important cautionary tale on reality and truth taken for granted.
7.5/10 - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsGeorge HarrisonHarry HarrisonPeter HarrisonFilmmaker Martin Scorsese examines the life of musician George Harrison, weaving together interviews, concert footage, home movies and photographs.Long, sometimes confusing
7.2/10 - DirectorRobert KennerStarsFrederick SingerNaomi OreskesJamy Ian SwissA documentary that looks at pundits-for-hire who present themselves as scientific authorities as they speak about topics like toxic chemicals, pharmaceuticals and climate change.Corporate disinformation and misinformation from the tabcaco industry to climate.
- DirectorAndrew MorganStarsLivia GiuggioliStella McCartneyRichard D. WolffThe True Cost is a documentary film exploring the impact of fashion on people and the planet.Fast fashion is destroying the planet and social rights in developing country while providing shitty clothes to western consumers and maximum profits to H&M, Gap and co.
- DirectorVanessa GouldStarsErik D. DemaineMartin L. DemaineVincent FlodererDepicts a cast of fine artists and eccentric scientists (from MIT and NASA) who have devoted their lives to the unlikely medium of modern origami. Through their determination to reinterpret the world in paper, they arouse a fascinating mix of sensibilities towards art, form, expressiveness, creativity and meaning.Quite hard to believe what can be done with paper without scissors glue or tape + to learn about the connection between origami and mathematics.
- DirectorColin HanksStarsRuss SolomonMichael SolomonHeidi Cotler'All Things Must Pass' is a documentary that explores the rise and fall of Tower Records, and its legacy forged by its rebellious founder, Russ Solomon.100's of stores all over the world not anticipating the digital revolution.
- 1985– 3h 28mNot Rated8.4 (12K)TV EpisodeDirectorMartin ScorseseStarsBob DylanB.J. RolfzenDick KangasA chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.Very cool doco on Dylan's career. Quite a character.
"Can't be wise and in love"
8.4/10 - StarsPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonRingo StarrAn autobiographical documentary of the greatest of the rock bands.Very cool 8 parts doco with extensive archive footage and lots of songs played in full. The film is not really trying to poke holes into the official version of events (exept for a few times, such as George stating that they tried to have Paul take acid for years and he would not).