The Rock-afire Explosion is one of those nearly styleless, the-story-tells-itself documentaries (think The King of Kong) which at first look like they can’t possibly be interesting, but end up gripping and unforgettable. The interviews with Aaron Fechter, the inventor of the 1980s animatronic fad, make for seriously great monologue exercises for aspiring actors. The quirkiness, the humanity, the drama…! (via Cabel)
