We've seen quite a few documentaries lately, enough so that a top ten is in order, ranging from politics to nature, business and the spelling bee.1. Fahrenheit 9/11
Still among the elite in bringing home the horror of an unforgettable day, while stirring up the knowledge we all had that more could have been done, and that our filthy, guilty administration didn't go out of their way to protect us before or afterwards.
2. An Inconvenient Truth
As covered here before, a must-see film that will change the way you look at your role in the environment. I will be getting a hybrid car now. That's almost a given.
3. Super Size Me
A hilarious send-up of big fat America with McDonalds as the star. Not that it stopped me from continuing to eat fast-food.
4. Startup.com
Often hitting way too close to home, this film covers the rise and fall of GovWorks. We cringe at the CEO's hubris and feel for the office minions who get swept up in the dream, only to see it crash down.
5. Spellbound
Brings me back to win I was garnering trophies as a geeky elementary school super-speller. I made "states" twice, but no further.
6. Outfoxed
A stinging rebuke of the idea that Fox News is "fair and balanced". Exposes the network as a crock. Which we knew already, but loved seeing.
7. The Smartest Guys in the Room
A look into how Enron stole from California, Texas and pretty much everyone.
8. Bowling for Columbine
The American gun culture is ridiculous. Michael Moore makes Charles Heston look silly in his role heading the NRA, while also showing us why we all should just up and move to Canada.
9. March of the Penguins
A cute, Antarctic story following the hopeful trek to mate and reproduce, made more difficult by frigid winds, and the fact one has to waddle for miles.
10. Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
An almost-forgotten piece that tried to help Kerry when the liars behind the "Swift Boat Veterans" were running amok. Worth seeing, even now that he's lost.