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Kentucky Ayahuasca (2018)

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Rating: 6.7/10 Steve Hupp hasn't exactly led a charmed life. He's a high school dropout and a convicted bank robber. He's also a noted shaman who many people look to for guidance as they fight to ease the lasting effects of trauma in their lives. Hupp is part of a growing movement that's chronicled in the VICE documentary Kentucky Ayahuasca, a passionate pursuit to legitimize and legalize the medicinal use of the powerful plant-based psychedelic. Tests have been performed using ayahuasca in Latin American countries like Peru and Brazil, and the results have proven promising in the treatment of PTSD, obsessive compulsive disorder, opiate addiction, and the treatment of depression. In territories like the United States, however, it has been banned as a harmful narcotic akin to heroin. Advocates say this classification unfairly prohibits what should be considered a therapeutic remedy of profoundly spiritual proportions. According to Hupp, this drug c...

Working With Weinstein (2018)

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Rating: 7.2/10 Documentary exploring the harassment charges against Harvey Weinstein and his relationship with the UK film business. H ome  |  Movies  |  Documentaries  |  More Don't Forget To Share!

How to Become TripAdvisor’s #1 Fake Restaurant (2018)

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Rating: 7.1/10 The Shed at Dulwich was the number one rated restaurant in London, with foodies, celebrities and bloggers trying to get a table. The main obstacle for them, however, was that it didn’t exist. Over the course of 8 months VICE’s Oobah Butler used an assault of fake reviews to get his ‘restaurant’ to the hallowed top spot on TripAdvisor. H ome  |  Movies  |  Documentaries  |  More Don't Forget To Share!

Dominion (2018)

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Rating: 9.3/10 Dominion uses drones, hidden and handheld cameras to expose the dark underbelly of modern animal agriculture, questioning the morality and validity of humankind's dominion over the animal kingdom. H ome  |  Movies  |  Documentaries  |  More Don't Forget To Share!

Commando Ninja (2018)

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Rating: 6.8/10 John Hunter is Vietnam Green Beret Veteran, Half Commando, Half Ninja, whose daughter has been abducted by a secret Ninja Organization, led by a Central-American dictator, who wants to create a new-world order - through time. H ome  |  Movies  |  Documentaries  |  More Don't Forget To Share!

Galveston (2018)

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Rating: 6.5/10 Roy is a heavy-drinking criminal enforcer and mob hit man whose boss set him up in a double-cross scheme. After killing his would-be assassins before they could kill him, Roy discovers Rocky, a young woman being held captive, and reluctantly takes her with him on his escape. Determined to find safety and sanctuary in Galveston, Roy must find a way to stop his boss from pursuing them while trying to outrun the demons from his and Rocky's pasts. H ome  |  Movies  |  Documentaries  |  More Don't Forget To Share!