Not even Max Clifford could stop this polemical documentary coming out in cinemas back in October. It had exposed his secrets. Starsuckers shows celebrity as a spell, presenting five lessons to demonstrate how it’s used as a means of control. Atkins excels in combining Jackass-style stunts, setting up newspapers with stories about Amy Winehouse’s hair catching fire that they print without checking, with heavyweight academics explaining how we are hard-wired to copy powerful people because, in the past, it would have improved our chances of survival. His case culminates in the prediction that we’re heading towards a Lithuanian-style government, in which the second largest party comprises TV producers and singers elected just because they were famous. This is addictive and entertaining viewing.
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