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Overview

This subversive documentary unpacks the tricks brands use to keep their customers consuming — and the real impact they have on our lives and the world.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Alison Quin

  2. David Broughton

  3. Gary Comerford

  4. Steve Thompson

  5. Peter Marchant

  6. Cast 1

    Tonya Cornelisse

    (voice)

  7. Cast 1

    Harry Ditson

    (voice)

  8. Cast 1

    Dan Russell

    (voice)

This documentary had only crumbs of good moments, but it was definitely hurt by the most insufferable VFX soup. When the show started to serve little bits of intriguing information, it was interrupted by a horrible robotic narrator with a fireworks of effects and constantly changing footage. A shoe and a bag of chips talking, really? I won't theorize what these former workers are as people, but the narration attempt felt 100% clear from the start; "_We worked there, now we don't, we're sorry, we are the good guys now!_". After watching, I was annoyed and had a headache. "_Buy now!_" is a...