Is it a coincidence that there seem to be a lot of great docs to watch right now just as school is letting out? We think not. These are the documentaries we are most excited about hiding from our kids somewhere quiet, and escaping the craziness of the month of May and our always present to do lists, and join in the drama on screen. Check out their trailers here.
Executive produced by Academy Award®-winners Natalie Portman, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, and Jimmy Chin, ANGEL CITY is a gripping 3-part docuseries that goes behind the scenes and onto the pitch of the groundbreaking Los Angeles-based professional women’s soccer team, Angel City Football Club. Pulling back the curtain on the origin story through the 2022 inaugural season of the female-founded and led team, the series reveals the passion and grit needed to build a franchise from scratch and blaze a bold trail in the world of professional sports.
BAMA RUSH follows four young women as they prepare to rush at the University of Alabama in 2022. Against the viral backdrop of #BamaRush on TikTok, and the long-held tradition of sorority recruitment at the University of Alabama, the film explores the emotional complexities and high-stakes of belonging in this crucial window into womanhood. Bama Rush is streaming Tuesday May 23 on Max.
Michael J. Fox is going back to his past and rewriting his future. Still is now streaming on Apple TV+ https://apple.co/_Still The film, which will incorporate documentary, archival and scripted elements, will recount Fox’s extraordinary story in his own words — the improbable tale of an undersized kid from a Canadian army base who rose to the heights of stardom in 1980s Hollywood. The account of Fox’s public life, full of nostalgic thrills and cinematic gloss, will unspool alongside his never-before-seen private journey, including the years that followed his diagnosis, at 29, with Parkinson’s disease. Intimate and honest, and produced with unprecedented access to Fox and his family, the film will chronicle Fox’s personal and professional triumphs and travails and will explore what happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease. With a mix of adventure and romance, comedy and drama, watching the film will feel like … well, like a Michael J. Fox movie.
Follows the North American tour Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett did for their Podcast project "SmartLess". Bringing their popular SmartLess podcast to live theater settings in Washington, DC, Boston, Brooklyn, Madison, Los Angeles and Chicago.But the podcast only takes up about a third of the 45-minute long episodes; the rest is just three close buddies on a road trip. And it’s pretty glorious.
Of course we've already watched, and enjoyed Pamela: A Love Story and Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal, both on Netflix. What have you been watching that we need to add to our must watch list this summer?
I was an official couch potato as I’ve seen ALL of these!!! So good - love me a good doc!