Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

This biographical documentary about Joan Rivers is absolutely inspiring. She is a force to be reckoned with. The film follows her ups and downs as she pushed past barriers in her past and continues to do so today. She is a constant workaholic. If you feel like sitting on your butt watching a movie, after this documentary you will feel inspired to get up off the couch and make something of yourself.

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations is a really great travel show that has humor, cooking, and adventure. Anthony's humor is straight and to the point. He is the guy that says what everyone is thinking. Needless to say he does not hold back. It makes for a very fun experience as well as a truly honest portrayal of life in all sorts of exotic and extreme places.

Pregnant in America

Pregnant in America is a really intimate look at one couple's pregnancy.  It follows the hopes and fears of this filmmaker and his wife as they go through a home birth.  It is really a beautiful look at the process of starting a family and all the choices that one makes along the way.  Many interviews with midwives, doctors, mothers, and experts in this field give the viewer wonderful information as well. A really emotional documentary that left me quite touched.

This is Spinal Tap

This is Spinal Tap is a classic worth seeing again.  This is the film that was quoted all through my high school and college years. Such wonderful lines as: "Well, this piece is called 'Lick My Love Pump,' and  "I mean, people should be envying us, you know?"  And let's not forget that wonderful scene discussing the volume on the amp... "It goes to 11."  This movie will bring back wonderful memories.  Or if you've never seen it, there's no time like the present to catch up with the rest of us.

The Winning Season is a really a great independent film that should not be overlooked. Sam Rockwell's performance is funny, tragic and very touching. It is not your typical sports story, and yet has many of those same heroic moments without becoming cheesy or over the top. The relationships are at the heart of this movie and it makes for great storytelling.

Confessions of a Superhero

This documentary is simultaneously hilarious and heartbreaking. It's impossible not to be cracked up by this colorful cast of characters.  It's also impossible not to feel a deep pang of pathos for these quixotic dreamers who travel a road less travelled.

Take Home Chef

This is such a fun twenty minute show! In each episode a women is surprised at the grocery store by a handsome Australian chef. He offers to go home with her and cook her a gourmet meal. It has everything: culinary insight, comedic suprises, and a cute Aussie! 50 episodes of fun that will leave you dressing up the next time you go to get groceries.