Documentary
Rod Lott
How many pre-teens not only have a idea of what they want to do with their life, but actually already are doing something about it? The answer: At least three, based upon those you'll meet in Racing Dreams, a fun, fast-paced, feature-length documentary about kids competing for the national karting championship as they chase hopeful NASCAR futures.

Documentary
Rod Lott
Remember how joyous you felt at the end of 2006's excellent Irish indie Once? Well, The Swell Season is why there is no sequel. Hell, it practically is the sequel, only factual instead of fictional.

Documentary
Rod Lott
I grew up reading comic books — and today, occasionally make some extra dough writing for them — but I must admit, I’ve never heard of Rock ’n’ Roll Comics, the underground sensation at the heart of this lo-fi documentary from Wild Eye Releasing. Turns out, not knowing matters not; hardcore comics fans — or those just into esoteric, DIY projects — should find it interesting, if told with a little true-to-spirit sloppiness.

Documentary
Rod Lott
In my next life, I'm going to be an architect. I knew that before watching Urbanized, the documentary on the magic of cities, but now it's solidified.

Documentary
Rod Lott
Corman's World is not the first time producer Roger Corman has been the subject of a documentary film, but until the next one comes along, Alex Stapleton's stands definitive.

Documentary
Rod Lott
As with all musical acts lucky enough to achieve worldwide success, Queen's grab of the golden ring was hardly a forgone conclusion, as this two-part, two-hour documentary shows.

Documentary
Phil Bacharach
If you like rock ’n’ roll or drugs — or, perish the thought, even both — chances are you've gone through a Doors phase. Most likely that presumed phase was back in high school, when your parents didn't understand you and disheveled self-destruction was the height of romanticism.

Documentary
Rod Lott
For my entire existence, I was under the impression Monopoly was a board game. Wrong! According to those interviewed in the feature documentary “Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story,” it is “about life” and “like life.” To have a set sit on your shelf is “a great source of pride.”

Documentary
Rod Lott
Pared down from an earlier, more deluxe release, the "Talking Heads: Chronology" DVD nonetheless paints a satisfying start-to-finish portrait of an American original via live footage.

Documentary
Matt Carney
One of those bywords of documentary filmmaking, a film’s objectivity often gets debated more vigorously than its merit or artistry.

Documentary
Rod Lott
Imagine coming across a homemade tile on a city street or sidewalk bearing the enigmatic, four-line message of “TOYNBEE IDEA IN MOVIE 2001 RESURRECT DEAD ON PLANET JUPITER.” Now imagine coming across dozens of such tiles.

Documentary
Rod Lott
In 1987, two young men new to San Francisco found an affordable-enough apartment painted Pepto-Bismol pink. It was their next-door neighbors who would have them seeing red ... and later green.

Documentary
Rod Lott
If nothing else, “Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us?” is sure to catch your attention: Its opening scenes show a topless woman covered — cov-ered — in bees.

Documentary
Rod Lott
Watching "Staircase" is like coasting down a steep San Francisco street on your bicycle and suddenly realizing you have no brakes: dangerous, discomforting and yet, strangely exhilarating.

Documentary
Rod Lott
It took a 20th-century American to revolutionize a 6th-century board game.