Al Gore finds life after the politically crushing embarrassment that was his tenure as vice president and, frankly, it's unlikely he will experience another point as high as his achievement in this profound, engaging and, mercifully, clear documentary on the consequences of our complacent greed. That ‘An Inconvenient Truth' provides little in the way of true revelations pertaining to the earth's (humanity's) looming ecological demise, and ignores some of the more profound problems of trapped car find out more...

After the awesome "Roger and Me" Michael Moore returns with another searing documentary this time focusing on the American obsession with personal firearms, using as it basis the high school massacre by two students at Columbine High school. Moore interviews everyone from Marilyn Manson (a wise sage in comparison to the pro gun lobbyists) to Charlton Heston, spokesperson of the National Rifle Association, in his quest to understand America's fascination with guns, a self destructive addiction th find out more...

Former pro-skater Stacy Peralta wrote and directed this gem of a film about the birth of vert skating that took place in LA in the 70s. Showing the evolution of skateboarding from the traditional flatland style to the surf-inspired vert style which utilized empty swimming pools and mass amounts of courage. Dogtown is a real ode of love to skating and the intensity of which will even appeal to those not obsessed with the skate scene. Actual footage and retrospective interviews with the original find out more...

The re-birth of country music in the 70s is certainly a worthy subject for a documentary. The relationship between the music, the whiskey and the guns meld together seemlessly in this eloquent and elegant film about the small town lives that breathed new life into a dying art - the country and western song. The flashiness of David Allan Coe (who's prison shows make you cringe) contrasts with the simple charm of Townes Van Zandt (who struggles beautifully to juggle a Coke can, a bottle of booze a find out more...

A hard-hitting case against Wal-Mart, the market leader amongst American supermarkets, who've taken up the cause of destroying the soul of small town America by setting up huge warehouses just outside city limits, in order to avoid taxes, and undercutting the business of all those small shopkeepers who've hitherto provided the rationale of the town centre. Charges against Wal-Mart include vicious union busting, exploitation of undocumented workers, outsourcing to inhumane factories abroad, racia find out more...