The best business docos and films released this year

The best business docos and films released this year
The cast of The Apprentice. (Image: Getty)
Murray Jones
Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & ScandalA controversial dating site that made millions by matching up married men and women looked like it was going to crash and burn after a cyber-attack in 2015. This gripping Netflix documentary tells the story of Ashley Madison – a Canadian dating site with the infamous tagline: “Life is short. Have an affair.” We hear from senior insiders who saw the various questionable practices deployed by the company: not deleting users’ data, fake female bot accounts and a “guaran...

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Auckland’s St James: a political football

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Now the No 1 movie in streaming history, it's had one billion hours of viewing.