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Keith takes us to the world of professional gaming, or eSports as some call it, with Patrick Creadon’s All Work All Play. And John forces Keith to watch a movie about a band he doesn’t like with Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky’s Metallica: Som
John brings back the topic of magicians, but we cover several, with Marcie Hume and Christoph Baaden’s Magicians : Life in the Impossible. Plus, a scandalous update on one magician. Then Keith and John become the Mulder and Scully of documentar
Keith brings in Marty Langford’s Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman’s Fantastic Four, which covers the making of the 1994 Fantastic Four movie which was never released for unsavory reasons. John brings to the table Astronaut Eugene Cernan
Little bit different episode. John recommends the documentary-like Netflix series, Abstract, which features different designers in various industries. His favorite is Tinker Hatfield, shoe designer. Keith recommends a couple documentary podcast
Keith and John watch Jason Wise’s follow-up, Somm: Into the Bottle discussing the history of wine and wine-making. Then they go in a completely different direction with Michael Beach Nichols and Christopher K Walker’s film, Welcome to Leith, wh
Keith and John cover TV Sitcom History with Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s Norman Lear: Another Version of You. Then they crawl into the uncomfortable and squeamish world of Morgan Spurlock’s Rats. Also, the greatness of the show, The West Wing
Keith and John learn about Anonymous, and mention the show Mr. Robot, after watching Brian Knappenberger’s We Are Legion. Followed by yet another true crime Netflix documentary, Rod Blackhurst and Brian McGinn’s Amanda Knox covering the many tr
An update on what’s been going on and what to expect from the show in January 2017. See you all next year! (Yes, it’s a dad joke, but whatever.)
The only link this episode is that they rhyme. John and Keith start off with Ryan McGarry’s film, Code Black, which looks at the state of the ER and the US healthcare system. Then, they look at Crystal Moselle’s doc, The Wolfpack, that takes a
John and Keith are joined by Michael Valentine, director of the documentary film Comix: Beyond the Comic Book Pages. Michael shares his experiences interviewing some of the great comic book creators, the world of comic books, meeting fans at co
John and Keith are into the world of wrestling. They discuss the Netflix Exclusive, Jon Greenhalgh’s Team Foxcatcher, covering the year leading up to the murder committed by John du Pont. Then a story of hope and redemption of a former professi
John and Keith are back on themes with Samantha Futerman and Ryan Miyamoto’s Twinsters, the story of two sisters separated at birth, reconnected by YouTube. Followed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky’s Brother’s Keeper, the story of brothers
John and Keith could not have picked more different films if they had tried. First up, Sebastian Junger’s and Tim Hetherington’s Restrepo about a platoon of U.S. soldiers setting up an outpost in the Korangal Valley in Afghanistan. It’s an unbi
John and Keith dive into the wide world of sports with 3 of ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentaries. First they get financially responsible with the lessons of professional players in Billy Corben’s Broke. They get the truth about when Michael Jordan pl
Keith brings along the great, but sub-titled documentary, Ilinca Calugareanu’s story of how illegal American films helped spark freedom in the Ukraine. Then John brings a documentary that might be a documentary or it might be an expansion of a
John brings the story of the best chess club in the country in Katie Dellamaggiore’s Brooklyn Castle and how these hard working kids deal with victory, defeat, and budget cuts. Keith brings a little bit of the story of Ricky Jay, and more about
John and Keith accidentally picked a pseudo-theme for this episode. First up, Juan Carlos Piñeiro Escoriaza’s Second Skin taking a look at MMORPG players, their lives, relationships, and gaming addiction. Then, Albert and David Maysles’ Grey Ga
John and Keith bow to the masters of voice acting with Lawrence Shapiro’s I Know That Voice. Their usual impressions and accents are lacking out of fear. In the intermission, they revive an old movie idea. Then dive into the great, but little d
John and Keith dive head first into the crazy tale of Robert Durst and the many murders he’s connected to. Did he do it? Did he do any of it? The answers are possibly in Andrew Jarecki’s The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst. Plus, they
An extra-long episode brought to you by a new sponsor, Debating. Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley jump start modern political debate in 1968 thanks to Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville’s The Best of Enemies. Keith and John then spend a lot of t
John and Keith travel to 2003 Bogota, NJ for a mayoral election involving two blind guys, a guy that doesn’t really want to be there, and Jesse Ventura’s campaign manager in Kristian Fraga’s Anytown, USA. Then John watches and Keith mostly watc
We enter induct into The Documentary Show Hall of Fame a controversial documentary, Catfish. The film that made famous internet relationships gone wrong and spawned a TV show. Some people aren’t sure it’s real, but we have some thoughts on that
Keith and John go along for the mystery-solving ride in John Foy’s Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles. But first they find out what a Toynbee Tile is. Then the take a look at Keith’s pick, Pete Schuermann’s The Creep Behind The Ca
Keith and John do their own wine tasting and see how they would rank as Sommeliers. Meanwhile, they talk about Jason Wise’s Somm, which follows four candidates trying to become Master Sommeliers. Their second pick this week is Denny Tedesco’s T
John and Keith change formats and focus on two documentaries. First up is a discussion of the history of Napster and digital music in Alex Winter’s Downloaded. Followed up by the discovery of an unknown but extremely talented photographer in Jo
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