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Planet Earth (and its 2016 sequel Planet Earth II) is one of those documentaries you can truly get lost in. It’ll give you a new appreciation for this giant rock we call home, and at once make you feel both very small and incredibly important to the survival of our planet. Filmmaker Bryan Fogel gives us an in-depth look at the world of performance-enhancing drugs, with a particular focus on Russia’s state-sponsored Olympic doping program. Fogel even tracks down and becomes friends with the Russian scientist overseeing the program, Grigory Rodchenkov. It’s available on Netflix, so go check it out for yourself. Written and directed by Adam Curtis, The Century of the Self examines how the work of Sigmund Freud, Anna Freud and PR pioneer (and nephew of Sigmund) Edward Bernays has been adapted by people in positions of power to influence and control consumers. If you like The Century of the Self, be sure to check out Curtis’ other work, including Modern Times: The Way of All Flesh, The Mayfair Set and HyperNormalisation, many of which are available to watch on YouTube. The real-life Durst loved the film so much that he agreed to sit down with Jarecki over 20 hours of interview, which is how we got The Jinx, an HBO documentary series that led to the arrest of Robert Durst just days before the release of the finale.The Jinx is available to stream on Binge or Foxtel Now. Documentarian Errol Morris uses footage from over 20 hours of interviews with McNamara to weave together a confronting exploration of power and the people that hold it. The Fog of War isn’t currently streaming on any Australian service, but you can rent or buy it through Google Play, YouTube or the Microsoft store. The general consensus on Reddit is that it’s best to watch this one without seeing any previews of trailers beforehand (hence why we haven’t included it below!) - just go in blind and enjoy the wild ride. In an attempt to find out more about this bizarre subculture, Farrier contacts the competition organisers but is instead met with vicious, abusive emails. Soon, what seems innocent enough turns into a thrilling conspiracy that truly is stranger than fiction. Hooked yet? The Imposter is one of those stories that would seem outlandish even on a soap opera, but it’s 100 per cent true. In this mesmerising doco, filmmaker Bart Layton interviews the sociopathic Bourdin along with the family of the still-missing Nicholas Barclay It includes profiles of eight ex-Scientologists (some of whom brought A-listers like Tom Cruise and John Travolta into the fold) as well as an exploration of the church’s origins and some seriously explosive revelations by those who left.
