Pick of the week
Apple Cider Vinegar
The rise and fall of Belle Gibson was a wild story of the early social media age and an early warning about the torrent of anti-science hokum that would soon be heading our way. Gibson was a young Australian who established herself as a “wellness guru” by falsely claiming to have mitigated multiple cancer pathologies via a range of dietary tricks and alternative medicines. This glossy, pacy dramatisation of Gibson’s deadly tissue of lies is distinguished by a fine, nuanced central performance from Kaitlyn Dever, who portrays Gibson as corrupted and parasitical but also desperately needy and in denial about the true gravity and consequences of her actions.
Netflix, from Thursday 6 February
