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  • Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011)
    Review preview for Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

    It's easy to charm an audience with warm-hearted stuff like this. Where Spurlock really succeeds is in cramming so much meaningful information into his deceptively lightweight film.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A documentary celebration of Comic-Con, celebrating its success and the people who attend it.
  • Freakonomics (2010)
    Review preview for Freakonomics

    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.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Portmanteau documentary based on the best-selling book that promises to explore the "hidden side of everything".
  • One Direction: This Is Us (2013)
    Review preview for One Direction: This Is Us

    But while this documentary may be as carefully constructed as the band, no amount of stage management can stop genuine emotions seeping through, and you're likely to find your cynicism crumbling in the face of the lads' sheer energy and down-to-earth char

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Documentary about the X Factor boys who made it big.
  • Super Size Me (2003)
    Review preview for Super Size Me

    Through the use of quirky art work, animation, a barrage of facts and figures, plus an incredibly dry wit, Spurlock shines a light on America's attitudes to weight gain.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    Documentary filmmaker acts as guinea pig in fast food experiment.
  • Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008)
    Review preview for Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden?

    Whatever you think of Morgan Spurlock’s incisiveness when it comes to issues, there’s no denying that the man has style.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Morgan Spurlock goes in search of the al-Qaeda leader.

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