Pls give a reason as to why you like it
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I love the shows about Laurel Canyon.
Ghenghis Blues
American musician with a short wave radio hears Mongolian music for the first time and it changes his life.
He goes on a trip 1/2 way around the world to discover it in person.
Oh, and he’s blind.
Really shows how the world took down China
The Most Unknown (2018). Described as "“nine scientists… who visit one another blind-date style”, it follows a scientist of one field/ discipline and they nerd out, travel to another scientist of a completely different field, and talk to them about their work next. But they have a discussion, and you can see how different these minds are, yet how they can value the insight of the other. The next scientist travels to another, and it daisy-chains until 9 scientists’ work are explored.
It’s quite neat, and it just brings a feeling of the joy of curiosity and the wonder of the universe we live in. It’s an easy watch, I’d say. Here’s the Wiki.
I liked that documentary
Icarus was insane. From an amateur cyclist trying to up his game that leads him on a journey of discovery into the world of performance enhancing drugs and escalates to literally the highest echelons of the sporting world leading to global ramifications, maybe a war.
This one was insane, I have to agree.
A homely, DIY look at Siberian wildlife, people, country, and culture. I like the view into an area I am so far from, and previously knew nothing about.
- It is 20yrs old and in Russian language. Not meant to push any agenda, I just like the animals and countryside.
Wild Wild Country
A bit overlong (typical for Netflix), but it has that irresistible “Surely this won’t get any crazier” thing going for it. It’s also a bit unique among cult documentaries in that the cult leader (technically second in command I think, but the de facto leader for a time) is interviewed and is remarkably candid about everything.
Not so much as a single documentary, but a topic. Lance Armstrong and doping, specifically in endurance sports. It’s a fascinating topic.
That reminds me of the mockumentary Tour de Pharmacy. It’s star-studded, and it’s only 40 mins long. But it is great! (Lance is in it)
I just watched that right before posting this. After watching three other documentaries, and finishing with that, it was the chefs kiss!!
Lance’s interviews are just the cherry on top!
They are man, truly the chef’s kiss.
Not my favorate to watch, but the one I prefer to recomend.
Vernon, Florida
I happened to live near there for a couple years. When I went online, to see if I could show some proof of the things I witnessed there, to friends not from there, this documentary came up. Though it takes place like 15ish years before I was there, it still was a good overview of my experience there. Basically the documentarian went there to make a film about the very high rate of lost limbs there, and ended up just showcasing the strange white-trashness of the place.
This documentary is way under appreciated. I highly suggest it.
Searching for Sugar Man
It’s like a modern fairytale. An aging Latino day labourer from detroit with an assumed failed 1970’s music career is unearthed to be utterly successful in South Africa without knowing it. And the music is great.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrFjCHGcIuMnq2Vg7nJei3ZVVxHeOnU8D&si=nM0CqQnDFW7wYbSn
Here’s a YouTube playlist of some of his songs. Great movie.
Going Clear, it’s about scientology, how it started and spread, how they abuse their people, harass anyone who challenges them. It really shows the true power of money and manipulation, and also shows why freedom of religion should be restricted.
I went through an scientology phase (academic interest, not a follower) and have seen a ton of documentaries on the topic. This one is by far the best, and really just a well made documentary in general.
Dear Zachary - the most uniquely produced and one of the most heart-wrenching docs I’ve ever seen.
Once Upon a Time in Iraq - Interviews with Iraqis, describing the war with their own eyes.
The Corporation - if everyone watched this perhaps people would be more concerned about Big Cor’prit than Big Guv’mint.
Man! Dear Zachary hit me like a ton of bricks. I couldn’t stop crying at every turn of events. Absolutely heart breaking.
An Honest Liar.
World-renowned magician and escape artist James “the Amazing” Randi dedicates his life to exposing fake psychics and others who claim paranormal powers, while keeping a secret of his own that takes up the latter portion of the Documentary.
American Movie. Sweet film about a quirky but determined film maker to make a movie and hit it big. The characters are fantastic slices of Americana.
Anvil. Film about a heavy metal band who almost made it and try one last time. The crazy part is the night I watched it they were playing in my home town. I regret not going to see them. They are just a few normal guys who are lived by their community and once rocked out on the same stage as Metallica.
The private life of plants, by David Attenborough. I love it because it shows plants living at our speed (timelapses) with clear explanation and interesting facts. The soundtrack is nice and weird with a lot of synths, which is different from the normal orchestral backing. Also I love David :)
So happy to see someone out on the webs that also enjoyed that documentary! It’s an older one, if I’m not mistaken. I really really really enjoyed that one and it gave me a much different perspective on plant life. I still think of some of the stuff i saw on that series.
Ngl following the life of a plant sounds ultra boring, I don’t think even Sir Attenborough can do that interesting for me.
I get where you are coming from, but you could not be more wrong. They fix the boring part because they speed up those parts by a factor of 30000 or more. I learned so much from this series of docu’s. Also… It’s Sir Attenborough, arguably one of the best in his class. He can do it, nobody. He can do it.
Spoken by a person who is almost infinitely interested in everything, hahaha.
You haven’t lived until you see two vines desperately trying to choke the shit out of each other in “real time” for them which is like 20x speed for us.
