If you have never watched an , or you want to see the spectrum of what this genre can do, start here.

We are obsessed with the 90s and 2000s. Documentaries like Jellyfish Eyes (or the upcoming Brats about the Brat Pack) weaponize our nostalgia. They say, "You loved this show/movie as a kid. You didn't know that everyone on set was miserable." It rewrites history, forcing a re-evaluation of our own childhood happiness.

No longer just promotional "making-of" featurettes found on DVD extras, these documentaries now serve as cultural audits, investigating the price of fame, the corruption of power, and the psychological toll of the spotlight.