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Elon Musk has called the documentarian Alex Gibney many names on X in the last few months: “crackpot,” “douchebag to his core,” “an idiot,” and someone for whom “dogsh*t is worth more respect.” That’s because Gibney made a four-hour documentary about him, “Musk,” which arrives in U.S. theaters October 9. 

Hey friends, Barbarella here. APPOFENIACS is in theaters now, and it should be required viewing. Not only does it serve as a reminder that you cannot believe everything you see online, but it also points out the potential extreme consequences of things that one posts. 

Once upon a time, movies had a lot more freedom. Scriptwriters could breathe and get creative and weren’t greatly shackled by the technology of the time. Characters could make bad decisions, miss each other by seconds, and walk straight into danger without someone sending a timely text message to warn them. Whole storylines hinged on…