Documentaries

[Matthew Strongin]

We finally came out of the stone age and got Netflix to supplement (and probably replace) our cable. Netflix has a boatload of documentaries and we've been watching a few a week, at least. It's a format that I really enjoy, especially as the majority of movies coming out these days don't interest me much. Anyway, a couple that I really enjoyed recently are:

- Blackfish (2013) - IMDb - a documentary about killer whales in captivity focusing on both the risk they pose to trainers and the mistreatment of keeping these whales confined.

- Carl Panzram: The Spirit of Hatred and Vengeance (2012) - IMDb - about the serial killer Carl Panzram and his autobiography written in the 1920s. I'd never heard of him before...while the film was ok, his story was equally fascinating and disturbing.

If there are any other documentary fans out there, let's hear some of your favorites. My queue is running low.

[Jonathan]

180 degrees south-awesome.

The other F word- really awesome

Dog town and Z boys -awesome

Ride the Divide- really awesome but may be off Netflix now.

The new one about Pantani is good.

20 Feet from Stardom -Awesome

Maiden trip- pretty damn good.

[Matthew Strongin]

Dog town and Z boys -awesome

Ride the Divide- really awesome but may be off Netflix now.

The new one about Pantani is good.

Thank you sir. I've seen these three and I agree completely. I'll be adding the others to the queue.

[davids]

The Act of Killing
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Nothing Can Hurt Me
Man on Wire
Hiro Dreams of Sushi
Waltz with Bashir

There's a couple dozen more here that I haven't seen but really, really want to: The 100 Best Documentaries of All Time :: Movies :: Lists :: Paste

[monadnocky]

Man on Wire
Waltz with Bashir

Both so superbly excellent.

[dashDustin]

Forks Over Knives
Stop at Nothing
Grizzly Man

[xjoex]

We just got rid of cable and went NetFlix, Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus. No looking back.

Beware Mr. Baker - Crazy movie on Ginger Baker

A Band Called Death - Insane story.

The Summit - A story of death on K2, which is not as grim as it sounds.

Bill Cunningham New York

McConkey - The life and death of skier, base jumper Shane McConkey.

Not a documentary... but god damn if I don't find Trailer Park Boys hilarious! I am most definitely not their target audience. But it is hilarious.

-Joe

[zetroc]

Last Days Here, about Pentagram and Bobby Liebling's decades-long struggle with addiction, is engrossing.
Jiro Dreams of Sushi made me dream of sushi.
Slaying the Badger is great.
The Queen of Versailles turned me into a Marxist.
The This Blue Line, by Errol Morris, is a classic.
Grizzly Man. A friend of the family was interviewed for it (he was the chief medical examiner for the State of Alaska.) RIP Franc.
Ray Harryhausen, Special Effects Titan made me long for my childhood.
Bill Cunningham New York is great.

[dashDustin]

Grizzly Man. A friend of the family was interviewed for it (he was the chief medical examiner for the State of Alaska.) RIP Franc.

I was really bothered by how some of the people interviewed reacted to his death. I think that was more shocking than seeing how he lived.

[benkiel]

My Italian Secret — Nominally about Bartoli and his efforts to help the Jews and others in Italy during WWII, but mostly about the experience of the Jewish population of Italy in the war.

[bcm119]

Crumb (not sure if its on Netflix)

[sbornia]

If You Build It
If You Build It

[Shinomaster]

Exit through the gift shop
Pantani one (poor guy)
Armstrong one..
Slaying the Badger
I watch a lot of cooking /travel stuff
Nature one about India

We never watch regular TV, eff commercials.

[spopepro]

It's older, but I really enjoyed Helvetica, which was on Netflix.

[beeatnik]

The 7 Up films. Not sure if they're on netflix tho

[Bobqzz]

American Denial
King Leopold's Ghost
Taxi tot eh Dark Side

[Mr B]

Lost Soul : The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Casting By (about legendary casting director Marion Dougherty)
Clean Spirit (story of Argos-Shimano during the 100th TdF)
Supermensch : The Legend of Shep Gordon
Los Angeles Plays Itself

[theflashunc]

The Devil and Daniel Johnston: Amazing music documentary.

Man on Wire: Wanna see someone walk across the World Trade Center Tower? Watch this.

The Fog of War: Robert McNamara interview by Erroll Morris about Vietnam. Unreal.

[Matthew Strongin]

The Queen of Versailles turned me into a Marxist.

We decided on this one tonight hoping for something less heavy than last night's serial killer film. Less murder, but I can't believe these people are for real.

[TTX1]

Herzog's Lessons of Darkness, or any Herzog really.

Cave of Forgotten Dreams is worth a look.