A documentary about someone you've probably never heard of retracing his childhood might not sound like essential viewing. On paper, Florida, Man is simply the story of filmmaker Evan Jordan returning to the Florida swamplands of his youth alongside Sophia Anderson, a fellow film lover he connected with at the Unnamed Footage Festival. Together, they set out to investigate a strange experience from Evan's past and explore the places, people, and stories that shaped his life. What makes Florida, Man special is how quickly it abandons the safety of that premise.
Read MoreDinos, Deadlines, and Desperation: Why Mockbuster Is Must-Watch Chaos
There’s something immediately irresistible about Mockbuster, a documentary that promises chaos and somehow still overdelivers. What starts as a scrappy behind-the-scenes look at a low-budget dinosaur flick quickly evolves into a funny, stressful, and unexpectedly heartfelt portrait of what it actually means to chase a filmmaking dream. At its center is director Anthony Frith, who might be the perfect guide for this kind of story.
Read MoreThe Python Hunt: Snake Eyes in the Everglades
The Python Hunt drops you straight into the Everglades and never really lets you leave. From the jump, Todd Rundgren’s “Tiny Demons” hums over the opening credits and sets the tone for something that feels less like a traditional nature doc and more like a swamp-born fever dream. Think Tiger King filtered through bug spray and headlamps.
Read MoreFetching Nostalgia: Revisiting Wishbone and the Magic of PBS
Some documentaries exist simply to catalog a thing that happened. What’s the Story, Wishbone? exists to explain how something that should have been impossible not only worked, but worked so well that it is still lodged deep in the collective memory of an entire generation. This is the story of a television show that took an absurd amount of effort, coordination, and risk, yet somehow made all of that chaos look effortless on screen.
Read MoreSnake Oil and Blood Money: Monsters of God Slithers Into SXSW
Monsters of God, Eric Goode’s latest descent into obsession and ego rot, feels like the natural next mutation after Tiger King and Chimp Crazy, only colder, darker, and more quietly unhinged. Premiering at SXSW with its first two episodes, the HBO and A24-backed docuseries wastes no time letting you know this is not a quirky animal story. This is about power, fixation, and a black-market ecosystem so normalized that even the people enforcing the law seem confused about why any of it is wrong.
Read MoreClovers: Slots, Meth, and the American Hangover
Premiering at Slamdance Film Festival 2026, Clovers drops us into Asheboro, North Carolina, once labeled the fastest-dying city in America, and refuses to let us look away. Directed over a multi-year stretch by Jacob Hatley and Tom Vickers, the film centers on a quasi-legal strip mall casino and the orbit of people who land there when other structures collapse. What sounds like a gimmick becomes something heavier.
Read MoreRethinking Mortality: A Balanced Look at Forever Young
Forever Young arrives at a moment when longevity science dominates headlines and public imagination. Director David Donnelly has spent three years assembling a globe-spanning look at the breakthroughs reshaping our understanding of aging, working alongside producers Dr. James B. Johnson and Dr. Thomas B. Lewis, who help ensure the film stays rooted in scientific integrity. The result is a documentary that is as ambitious in scope as it is welcoming in tone, offering viewers a guided tour through the most promising frontiers of modern geroscience.
Read MoreCitizen Sleuth (2023)
Chris Kasick’s Citizen Sleuth explores the rise and unraveling of Appalachian podcaster Emily Nestor, whose hit true crime series Mile Marker 181 investigates the mysterious death of a young woman in her community. What begins as a gripping chronicle of an amateur sleuth fighting for answers gradually evolves into something far more complicated: a portrait of how the pursuit of truth, fame, and justice can become dangerously entangled. Kasick sets the tone early with striking B-roll and stylized interview setups that reflect Nestor’s grassroots approach.
Read MoreSleaze Please: The World of Bill Margold (2024)
Sleaze Please: The World of Bill Margold is a surprisingly engaging and intimate look into the life and legacy of one of adult film’s most complex figures. Clocking in at a brisk 54 minutes, Gregory Hatanaka manages to deliver a compact yet surprisingly thorough documentary that explores not only the career of Bill Margold but also the broader 1970s and ’80s porn industry, with all its glitz, grime, and human drama. The documentary’s real strength lies in Margold himself.
Read MoreEnter the Samurai: Making of Samurai Cop 2 (2020)
Enter the Samurai, directed by Brent Baisley, is a raw and often chaotic behind-the-scenes chronicle of the unlikely resurrection of Samurai Cop, a film once relegated to the annals of so-bad-it’s-good cinema. At just under an hour, this documentary captures the messy, passionate, and frequently absurd process of making Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance. While the sequel itself was divisive, this making-of film is arguably far more compelling than the movie it documents.
Read MoreThe Loneliest Boy on Earth (2024)
Cameron Smith’s The Loneliest Boy On Earth isn’t just a film—it’s a confession, a reckoning, and an open wound. The first episode of what will become an eight-part autobiographical documentary psychodrama series, this initial installment functions not only as a film, but as a mirror held uncomfortably close to the face of its creator—and, by extension, to us. Equal parts hyper-meta performance art, tragicomic therapy session, and millennial fever dream, The Loneliest Boy On Earth follows Smith as he interrogates his most painful vulnerability: love, or more precisely, the inability to sustain it.
Read MoreI Know Catherine, the Log Lady (2025)
Richard Green’s I Know Catherine, the Log Lady is an intimate and deeply affectionate portrait of Catherine E. Coulson, the actress who brought to life one of television’s most enigmatic and beloved characters. Best known as the Log Lady in Twin Peaks, Coulson’s life and final days are explored in a documentary that’s as much about love and resilience as it is about legacy. Told through a blend of archival footage, personal recollections, and an impressive roster of interviews—including Oscar-winner David Lynch and Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Schenkkan—the film showcases Coulson's unwavering devotion to storytelling.
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