Despite some bold, stylistic storytelling Netflix’s new documentary, Apple Cider Vinegar, shies a little away from selling itself as 100 per cent accurate, writes streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.

“Can’t wait until Netflix gets on to this” is a phrase that’s almost guaranteed to be plastered throughout the social media comment section of any real-world event with major intrigue these days.

From the disastrous AI Willy Wonka scam factory in Glasgow to the Oceangate submarine disaster, the world’s top streaming platform is never far behind with a shiny new show or doco to cash in on items of global interest.

It’s highly likely those comments were also out in force when the scandal surrounding health guru Annabelle Gibson first hit the news.

For those who weren’t tuned in, Gibson made international headlines when she was exposed for faking a cancer diagnosis.

Not only did the famous Australian blogger fake cancer to build an online following, but she went as far as to claim she was treating the cancer through a healthy diet and alternative medicine therapies.

This scam amassed her millions of followers and millions of dollars, cash she would reportedly use to lease a luxury car, travel overseas and purchase designer clothes while also claiming she was donating to numerous charities.

Gibson even went on to sign deals for her own book and app that were supposed to help people.

The scam knew no bounds and it had real impacts on those who thought they could treat their own cancer with this pseudoscience.

Netflix’s new documentary, Apple Cider Vinegar explores how far it went and how she was exposed.

Despite some bold, stylistic storytelling the documentary does shy a little away from selling itself as 100 per cent accurate.

“This is a true story based on a lie,” the audience is told directly by Kaitlyn Dever who plays Gibson in the show’s first episode.

“Some names have been changed to protect the innocent. Belle Gibson has not been paid for the recreation of her story.”

The show also says it’s “inspired by” the book written by the journalists who first exposed Gibson.

While generally, the story here is true, Netflix may be trying to muddy the waters around the accuracy of specific details following the controversy of Baby Reindeer.

That series, which tells the story of a man’s real-life experience with an alleged serial stalker, became one of the biggest shows of last year.

While the foundation of the plot was true, certain elements were later revealed to be changed as a way of “capturing the feeling” that creator and writer Richard Gadd says he was experiencing as a result of the woman stalking him.

Gadd’s account is ultimately an “authentic” retelling despite some creative liberties, but the show did sell itself as a “true story” at its very beginning and has since sparked debate about the core details. It also resulted in a multi-million dollar lawsuit from the real woman who stalked Gadd who says her reputation has been destroyed by this “true story”.

Netflix has stood by the creator of Baby Reindeer, but it’s interesting the fallout of all this controversy seems to have made Netflix pull back a little bit on how boldly it markets these shows as “true”.

Is Apple Cider Vinegar worth your time though? Definitely.

This is a sleek offering that comes wrapped in only six episodes. As easy to knock over as it is to get caught up in.

TURNING to another big homegrown addition to the streaming world this month, the newest Mad Max film has just hit Binge.

This one, called Furiosa, stars Anya Taylor-Joy as the titular war car creator who becomes caught between two tyrants fighting for control of a radioactive, post-apocalyptic Australia.

It follows on from 2014’s Fury Road in which Aussie director George Miller revamped the series of films with a new cast including Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron. Taylor-Joy plays a younger version of Theron’s character who became a fan favourite.

Despite great reviews and the franchise’s mighty place in pop culture, the film bombed at the box office when it was released last May.

Will Furiosa fare better in the streaming world though?

It would be a shame to see an Aussie blockbuster of this scale and with stunts this impressive not only suffer at the box office but also on home screens as well.

Let’s hope its arrival to streaming helps get it into gear.