So I've been watching a lot of documentaries on Netflix. I just saw two great ones, Reel Injun and Ultimate Predator. I would like to get some recommendations.
Ok, I got one for you: Gates of Heaven. Take the movie seriously as a Homeric expression of the human condition. Ebert calls it one of the best movies ever made. There are many who vehemently disagree. Errol Morris (if you know who that is) is awesome. Also get Fast, Cheap, and Out Of Control; The Fog of War; and The Thin Blue LIne. All by Morris. Ok, now onto Werner Herzog: Cave of Forgotten Dreams (I haven't seen this yet, but heard it's great). Grizzly Man The White Diamond Encounters at the End of the World Morris and Herzog aren't everybody's cup of tea, but if you like them, you'll be in heaven with these movies.
A little off the beaten path, but I thoroughly enjoyed King of Kong and Hands on a Hard Body. They require no thinking, but the characters are no less than fascinatingly-strange.
Here's a list of Docs from this year and a link for their list from last year as well:The Link I personally recommend Marwencol & Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work those are the two of the best docs I've seen this year.
I have seen King of Kongs. I liked it. There is one called "Star Trek the Captains". Very cool if you're a fan.
Bigger, Faster, Stronger Man on Wire Exit Through the Gift Shop When We Were Kings Seen any of the ESPN 30 for 30? - The Two Escobars (best one, hands down) - The Best That Never Was - Pony Excess - Really any other one you want to pick up
loved the Fog of War saw this just the other day on Nat Geo channel, absolutely riveting Stopping the Second 9/11The Link
If you are into sports documentaries, try: Go Tigers! The Link A movie about the 1999 Massillon, OH football team. Hoop Dreams
The Massilon football documentary is insane. Very insightful as to how things in a sports program can go wrong..........redshirting in HS If you like war docs.......try Restrepo......very sad indeed.
Hoop Dreams - the kind of movie you remember and think about again & again. Also, you come to care about the characters and feel invested in their success. ________________________________________________
It is a rare day when I do not watch something on the Documentary Channel. Fascinating stuff. The Link
Food Inc. - great doc that makes you think about food and the invisible powers that control it Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead - cool human interest piece Forks Over Knives - informative and interesting look at animal vs. plant based diet Beer Wars - thoroughly entertaining
I saw "Hands on a Hardbody" at Dobie Theater. I'll never forget the audience's reaction to when the guy compares his "quest" of keeping a hand on a truck to the movie "Highlander."
I see that it has been mentioned, but I just watched "Man on Wire" tonight on Sundance and was simply amazed. For those that don't know, it's about Frenchman Philippe Petit's walk between the World Trade Center towers in 1974. Wow.