Steph:
This is a story about a volcanologist couple and their obsession with getting as close as possible to volcanoes and their eruptions and explosions, but it’s also a story about living life on the edge and finding love with a person willing to do the same, and the footage is incredibly spectacular with its up-close lava shots and giant smoke clouds—plus, it kind of made me want to reevaluate my life choices, like if they can die fearlessly during a volcanic eruption, there’s no reason I can’t make myself go outside sometimes. ⏰⏰⏰⏰
Josh:
A great documentary almost always needs a great human subject to bring the information to life for the viewer, and of course Fire of Love has two of them, celebrating the astonishing and scientifically significant volcano footage the Kraffts shot, and incorporating a touching human-scale romantic drama of two obsessives, each of whom found the perfect partner and lifelong quest for themselves. ⏰⏰⏰⏰
The Bare Minimum 