STEVE! (martin)
A short (two-part) mini-series about Steve Martin the comic and Steve Martin the person. A must for fans.
Show Genre: Documentary
Murder in Boston
This documentary about the killing of Carol Stuart by her husband Charles is not a whodunit – we know who did it right away. Instead, this is a look at how race relations in Boston allowed a white man to claim “a black man” killed his wife and almost get away with murder. One man’s …
American Nightmare
A true crime story that is guaranteed to infuriate you. In 2015 a couple experienced a terrifying home invasion. The woman was kidnapped. Although she was released a few days later, she was sexually assaulted and traumatized. Instead of looking for the perpetrator, the police decided that the couple staged the whole thing, making their …
Light and Magic
A documentary about the formation of Industrial Light & Magic, the powerhouse special effects company initially created for Star Wars. It’s a fascinating look at how effects are created and the unique artists who formed ILM and created movie effects as we know them today.
Phoenix Rising
This documentary follows the actress Evan Rachel Wood as she discusses and comes to grips with the abuse she suffered at the hands of Marilyn Manson. She advocates for changes to the law, and deals with the after-effects of horrific abuse by a powerful person. The show is empowering as Evan, like a phoenix, rises …
The Vow
Follows four high-level lieutenants of the NXIVM cult as they realize that it isn’t the wonderful self-help organization that they thought, leave, and then work to bring the organization and its leader down. Thought-provoking about how seemingly intelligent people got suckered by a manipulative sociopath for years and came to accept stranger and more extreme …
McMillion$
The criminal investigation of the takeover of the McDonald’s Monopoly game in the 1990’s by someone on the inside who stole the winning tickets and sold them. If that sounds like a boring, victimless crime – think again. Riveting.
Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult
This documentary is strictly from India and Catherine Oxenberg’s point of view and seems largely to be focused on establishing India Oxenberg’s status as a victim of the NXIVM cult. Unlike “The Vow” about the same topic, this document immediately dives in to showing that NXIVM was a cult and that the leader was a …
Tiger King
Investigates the bizarre world of people who have private zoos with big cats. Colorful characters, cult-like leaders, murder-for-hire, bitter grudges and rivalries. A cultural phenomenon.
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark
The story of Michelle McNamara’s search for the Golden State Killer and the story of the rapes, the survivors and the eventual capture of the perpetrator.