Search: Directed by Alex Gibney

The Armstrong Lie confirms Gibney’s position as one of the US’ foremost documentarians.

It’s hard to feel too much pity for Spitzer as the clichéd ‘man who had it all and threw it away’, but the film shows his virtues and faults, and presents a compelling, if occasionally anecdotal, case for there being conspiracy.

The limited time given to each of the short films means that there is little opportunity to get really down and dirty with the number-crunching, so that for every aspect that is fascinating there is an attendant frustration.

Though Gibney’s film has an interesting figure at its heart, the film never really feels like it is giving either strand of Kuti’s life: the music and the politics, enough attention.

Informative - and frequently worrying - although not particularly cinematic.

Gibney portrays the man’s excesses in a way that is not excessive and wisely lets the writing speak for itself.

The film’s visuals are at their best when contrasting truth and lies.

Gibney assembles interview subjects who offer a fascinating insight into how the Vatican functions behind its large exterior walls.

In endeavouring to provide real insights about the man, Gibney has to dig through a weight of illusion and affectation

An angry powder-keg of a film, exploding the reactionary myth that under certain circumstances torture can be acceptable, serviceable or even necessary.

Manning's real life sacrifices and internal torment are the beating heart of the film.

Good documentary finds an interesting story or is interestingly told - great documentary does both, and Zero Days is that.