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Tom's Guide
10-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
I've watched every episode of Netflix's ‘Trainwreck' series — here's the 3 you need to stream first
Netflix's "Trainwreck" documentary series has been dropping new episodes weekly for the last two months, and it's rapidly become one of my favorite shows on the popular streaming service. The series explores 'major public disasters and cultural breakdowns,' looking at everything from the tragedy of 2021's Astroworld Festival crowd crush to an out-of-control party that was dubbed 'Project X' in real life.' Each documentary explores its subject matter with slick presentation, and (for the most part) an attention to detail that really draws you in. There have been nine installments of 'Trainwreck' released on Netflix to date, including the three-parter covering Woodstock '99 released in 2022, and after watching them all, I've picked out the three you need to watch. Let's begin with the 'Trainwreck' that started it all, Woodstock '99. This three-episode mini-series chronicles the disastrous late '90s festival that descended into sheer anarchy. While the original Woodstock in 1969 was all about 'peace, love and flower power,' the revival three decades later was meaner and represented the dramatic shift in culture at the time. Things started off well with the festival gates opening as planned, but high temperatures scorched the attendees, artists like Limp Bizkit riled up the crowd already on the edge of rioting, water supplies dwindled, and by the third day, many of the attendees had gone completely feral. Because 'Trainwreck: Woodstock '99' has three episodes to tell its story, instead of the hour-long format that is standard for most of the series, it's able to slowly build the narrative. Each episode covers a day of the festival, which allows the drama to unfold at a great pace and keep you hooked. Watch "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99" on Netflix now Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. 'Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy' was the first chapter of the series' return this year, and while it debuted on Netflix two months ago, it's still a documentary that I think about regularly. I go to a lot of concerts each year, so the events of the Astroworld Festival in 2021 really impacted me at the time, and this 80-minute feature offers a deeper insight into an avoidable tragedy. For those out of the loop, the festival, curated and headlined by rap artist Travis Scott, was the site of a horrific crowd crush that resulted in the deaths of 10 people. 'Trainwreck' explores how the crush started and what could have been done to prevent it. This documentary isn't exactly entertaining — it's a very somber watch — but it's morbidly fascinating and attempts to hold the people believed to be responsible for the tragedy to account. Watch "Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy" on Netflix now I've never particularly seen the appeal of a cruise vacation. Being trapped on a boat with thousands of other people isn't my idea of a holiday. But if I had ever lingering curiosity to see what taking a cruise trip was like, 'Trainwreck: Poop Cruise' has well and truly stamped that out. This (more light-hearted) installment of 'Trainwreck' looks at a cruise voyage that proved to be a complete disaster for those onboard and quickly became a huge story for the watching world. In 2013, the Carnival Triumph ship left Mexico on its return to the U.S., when a fire in the engine room damaged the ship's propulsion. Not only that, but power and sanitation systems were also knocked out. This resulted in the ship being stranded, floating aimlessly in the ocean as passengers and crew endured food shortages, lack of basic amenities (like working air conditioning) and raw sewage flooding the entire ship. This 'Trainwreck' is pretty stomach-turning but also a little funny. Watch "Trainwreck: Poop Cruise" on Netflix now
Tom's Guide
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
Netflix's No. 1 movie chronicles the infamous 'Poop Cruise' — what to know
Netflix's "Trainwreck" anthology has already tackled the disastrous 1999 reboot of the Woodstock music festival ("Trainwreck: Woodstock '99"), the crack-smoking scandal of Canadian mayor Rob Ford ("Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem") and the 2021 Astroworld accident that saw the deaths of 10 people during a Travis Scott concert ("Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy"). And now the documentary series is taking on one of the most infamous cruises in recent memory. After premiering on the streaming service on June 24, "Trainwreck: Poop Cruise" quickly climbed up the list of Netflix's top movies of the week and holds the No. 1 spot as of writing. It's baffling viewers with its shockingly true story about a 2013 Carnival cruise that went awry after an engine fire left the ship without power for refrigeration, lighting, air-conditioning and, notably, flushing toilets. Here's everything to know about the trending "Trainwreck: Poop Cruise" doc and what critics are saying about Netflix's latest title. Over 4,000 vacationers were hoping for a four-day luxury cruise sailing round-trip from Galveston, Texas to tropical Cozumel, Mexico. What they got was basically the Fyre Festival of onboard disasters. After an engine room fire on February 10, 2013, destroyed electrical cables supplying a Carnival Triumph cruise ship, the boat was left drifting with no power for propulsion, refrigeration, air-conditioning, or even flushing toilets. Soon, raw sewage was leaking all over the ship in a dangerous biohazard and food supplies began to dwindle. Unsurprisingly, fed-up passengers revolted against the cruise company, who struggled to control the fallout before the media grabbed onto the outrageous "Poop Cruise" story. Along with interviews with passengers, crew members and others who experienced the ill-fated voyage, the hour-long special also features found camera footage from those onboard. If you need more convincing to tune into the scandalous new Netflix documentary, several critics have been praising the latest "Trainwreck" installment, with Lucy Mangan of The Guardian calling it "a fascinating look at a toilet disaster that still haunts passengers 12 years later" but proves to be good fun for subscribers: "Unlike the unfortunates aboard the Triumph, we viewers are in and out of the situation in under an hour and feel like we have had quite a lot of fun in the process." Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. John Serba over at Decider doubled down on the film's enjoyment factor, writing: "The doc is a mostly unserious account of the few miserable days aboard the Triumph, with plenty of commentary and photos detailing how utterly disgusting it was. Admittedly, and especially because nobody suffered serious physical harm, it's hard not to laugh at the comedy of misfortune and poor judgment that defines this saga." Even more simply, James Jackson at The Times dubbed it "the grossest, and funniest, documentary of the year." Sounds like just the thing to add to our watch lists this weekend! Watch "Trainwreck: Poop Cruise" on Netflix now
Tom's Guide
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
Netflix's new Travis Scott documentary made me never want to attend a concert again
Live music is one of my greatest passions in life. Even as I write this article, I'm furiously refreshing my phone trying to score tickets for an upcoming concert, and my weekend plans? Seeing Sam Fender's huge homecoming show at my favorite soccer team's stadium. Yet after streaming Netflix's new documentary that chronicles the tragic events that unfolded at 2021's Astroworld festival during rapper Travis Scott's headline set, I suddenly feel a little hesitant to wade deep into a crowd of thousands of people again. It's a deeply chilling watch. The doc is called 'Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy,' and it explores the crowd crush that occurred during the Houston-based event attended by over 100,000 people. It resulted in the tragic deaths of 10 people, with 25 more hospitalized and injury numbers in the hundreds. It's certainly not the most entertaining watch, even if the presentation is as slick as you'd expect from a Netflix original, but it's a feature-length doc that has impacted me, and if you're also a dedicated gig-goer, then I think you need to stream this right now. Like many documentaries of this ilk, 'Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy' begins with the 'happy period' as we see numerous Travis Scott fans give talking-head interviews expressing their excitement and anticipation for the upcoming concert at NRG Park in Houston, Texas. Anybody who knows what went down at Astroworld in 2021 will know what's coming next: a deadly crowd crush would lead to multiple fatalities, and I appreciate that the documentary filmmakers (who also made Netflix's excellent "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99") don't attempt to overdramatise the events. The tone is respectful throughout. I can't claim that 'Trainwreck' offers much in the way of entertainment, but it spotlights a tragedy that deserves to be remembered, and that the live music industry must learn from. The transition from people having fun at a gig to fighting for their lives is shockingly sudden, which likely mirrors the experience of attendees. The audio recordings of desperate 911 calls during the event are particularly stomach-turning and will deeply unnerve you. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. So while I can't claim that 'Trainwreck' offers much in the way of entertainment, it does spotlight a tragedy that deserves to be remembered, and that the live music industry must learn from. Because what happened at Astroworld can never be allowed to repeat itself. If you're a live music fan or just want to understand how the events of Astroworld unfolded, then I strongly recommend 'Trainwreck.' It's also a pretty trim watch, at around 80 minutes long, which is another strength; the doc presents the situation without unneeded bloat. In recent years, whenever I've attended a live music event (which, as noted, is extremely often), I typically find myself reflecting on Astroworld at some point, and this documentary gave me further insight into a tragedy that really did hit home with me in several ways. 'Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy' is a well-produced and very harrowing documentary, showcasing how what should have been a memorable evening for all in attendance descended into a situation where 10 people never got to return home. It's also the next chapter in what Netflix is calling the "Trainwreck anthology." The first part was the Woodstock '99 limited series, released in 2022, and there are six more documentaries on the way that will "examine some of the most disastrous events ever to blow up in mainstream media." If you're looking for something to raise your spirits after watching 'Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy,' be sure to check out our guide to everything new on Netflix in June 2025, which includes some more light-hearted TV shows and movies alongside more docs. Watch "Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy" on Netflix now
