Alex Gibney
Taxi to the Dark Side
HDAlex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan.
Freakonomics
HDA collection of documentaries that explores the hidden side of human nature through the use of the science of economics.
Magic Trip
HDA freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters' fabled road trip across America.
Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief
HDA devastating two hour documentary based on Lawrence Wright's book of the same name. Scientology is laid bare by a film that skilfully knits together archive footage, testimonials from former high ranking officials and public, and dramatic reconstructions.scientologypseudo sciencebased on bookdianeticsscientologist436 morePlot summaryAdd synopsis
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
HDEnron dives from the seventh largest US company to bankruptcy in less than a year in this tale told chronologically. The emphasis is on human drama, from suicide to 20,000 people sacked: the personalities of Ken Lay (with Falwellesque rectitude), Jeff Skilling (he of big ideas), Lou Pai (gone with $250 M), and Andy Fastow (the dark prince) dominate. Along the way, we watch Enron game California's deregulated electricity market, get a free pass from Arthur Andersen (which okays the dubious mark-to-market accounting), use greed to manipulate banks and brokerages (Merrill Lynch fires the analyst who questions Enron's rise), and hear from both Presidents Bush what great guys these are.
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
HDThe story of Theranos, a multi-billion dollar tech company, its founder Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made female billionaire, and the massive fraud that collapsed the company.
Totally Under Control
HDAn in-depth look at how the United States government handled the response to the COVID-19 outbreak during the early months of the pandemic.
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
HDIn his signature black turtleneck and blue jeans, shrouded in shadows below a milky apple, Steve Jobs' image was ubiquitous. But who was the man on the stage? What accounted for the grief of so many across the world when he died? From Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney, 'Steve Jobs: The Man In The Machine' is a critical examination of Jobs who was at once revered as an iconoclastic genius and a barbed-tongued tyrant. A candid look at Jobs' legacy featuring interviews with a handful of those close to him at different stages in his life, the film is evocative and nuanced in capturing the essence of the Apple legend and his values which shape the culture of Silicon Valley to this day.