The Documentary Thread

Caught this today and was a really great story, stand-up comedian who helped establish the Boston comedy scene in the 80/90's goes after online child pornographers at the dawn of the commercial internet.

lanx_sl said:

did you see this podcast about it?

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Nah don't really follow Rogan's podcast but was good to see he's just the same honest guy, so many good documentaries about stand-up comedians have come out these past couple years. Still need to catch the Bitter Buddha which is about Eddie Pepitone.

I second Lost Souls. I especially enjoyed the stories about his friend the warlock.

Listened to a really nice podcast on Spotify about the Manhattan Project. Under the tech section and HowStuffWorks.com. Two parts, each about an hour and ten minutes long.

How the cold war affected video games from Xbox Ahoy. His stuff from the last year or two isn't really Xbox or Call of Duty related and has great production quality.

Great documentary about sleep paralysis that's a great horror movie that isn't a horror movie, its on Netflix.

lanx_sl said:

My wife gets this like twice a year, she knows it's sleep paralysis, will this doc freak her out or make her go "huh"?

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Depends, most of the cases discussed in the movie are people who share similar attacks of "shadow people", their bodies attempting to stop breathing, and the same entities whispering or screaming to them while in paralysis.

Croetec_sl said:

Depends, most of the cases discussed in the movie are people who share similar attacks of "shadow people", their bodies attempting to stop breathing, and the same entities whispering or screaming to them while in paralysis.

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I get sleep paralysis about once a month. Shit is fucked up!

Barraco Bisi_sl said:

Watched Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

Marlon Brando was the ultimate troll.

I recommend.

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that was fantastic, laugh out loud funny at some parts 10/10

Speaking of Brando, there's another documentary out there called Listen To Me Marlon. He seems to record every phone call he's ever had, many with famous people. But the audio is only his, never whom he's speaking to. They say it's a fascinating movie and really shows his mentality throughout life. The movie itself is audio from those phone calls, but they put it to pictures or whatever.

TryThe Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst. This was a 6-part series that aired on HBO back in March. There was a Rerolledthread on it, but it didn't get too much attention.

It's based on the true story of a grisly murder, an unsolved disappearance, and a powerful real estate magnate in NYC. It's just a very,verywell-crafted documentary that won a few Emmys.

Warning - You might not want to Google the title or his name, as there has been some recent events since it aired that may be considered spoilers. Another warning - the total running time is about 4 hours and 30 minutes. If you start this one late at night, youwillbe up until the morning binge-watching it.