"Nobody joins a cult" Jim Jones' appeal and power is terrifying.  Jones took a group of people who were helping the poor and fighting for social equality in their communities to South America.  Ultimately, he spoke to them through a loudspeaker, ordering them to get into a line, take a cup ...

Errol Morris tells the story of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal through interviews with the people who took and posed in the photos that made it famous.  I kind of feel like we've all heard the story by now.  However, Errol Morris definitely puts a fresh spin on it.

I suppose it takes a certain type of person to dress up as a superhero and stand along the Hollywood Walk of Fame taking pictures with tourists for tips.  I don't think anyone would be surprised to discover that the majority of these people are aspiring actors with sordid pasts.  ...

I always assumed that Mike Tyson was just some crazy fool.  By his own admission, Tyson is definitely crazy.  However, he is no fool.  In fact, I'd even go so far as to say he is articulate (a nice thing in a documentary).  He is just so troubled that the ...

A nude horse is a rude horse.  That's why pets, barnyard animals and large livestock should wear clothes - because decency today means morality tomorrow.

In the late 1950s Herb (a post office clerk) married Dorothy (a librarian).  They lived a humble life in a small Manhattan apartment.  In the 1960s, when little attention was being paid to minimalist and conceptual art, Herb and Dorothy began to acquire works from mostly unknown artist.  Living on ...

Koyaanisqatsi has no words and no immediately discernable characters.  Rather, it's a collage of videos focused on our earth and set to a score by Philip Glass.  The goal is to show a world that is out of balance with itself.  In that sense you might expect it to come ...

A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White.  Early buzz is positive.  Hits theaters in NY and LA on August 14.  Thanks Bloggasm for the tip.

Darkon is a realm of weekend warriors and foam fighters -- people dressed up in medieval costumes running around a Baltimore soccer field swinging handcrafted soft-swords at each other.  They all have made up names and made up stories.  Fortunately for them (and us), they all take this very seriously.

In 1977, Roman Polanski was arrested in Los Angeles on charges he gave drugs and had sex with a 13-year-old girl he was photographing for Vogue.   Eleven months later, having pled guilty to one count, he fled to Europe before sentencing.  He has been in Europe ever since. This film examines ...