These Are the Best Documentaries That You Can Watch Right Now

Newtown

Newtown is a documentary about a town of the same name that suffered a mass shooting in 2012. The resulting death of teachers and students left a shaking impact on what was once a slice of suburbia. "It is as much about the complex, dull horror of memory as it is about the brute, sharp horror of that day," says Vulture's Bilge Ebiri.

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  • It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost over $100 million in 2013 just through the coins being made.
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