After his first feature Roger & Me, it was pretty much a given that shit disturber Michael Moore was a superhero. If anyone needed further evidence, I urge them to check out The Awful Truth, Moore’s wondrous series, the first two seasons of which are now out on DVD and VHS.

The show continues on in the spirit of Moore’s moviemaking exploits. Taking shots at Ken Starr’s investigation into the sexual hijinx of Bill Clinton, Moore leads a Salem mob in an Arthur Miller’s Crucible-esque witch hunt, besieging members of congress with questions about their own sins. In “The Voice-Box Choir,” Moore and crew go to the corporate HQ of tobacco companies with a choir who sing Christmas carols. The catch? They’ve all lost their vocal chords due to cancer, and sing via voice boxes. It’s a strange concert, with security desperate to kick them out but not knowing quite how.
Perhaps disturbing and funny is the “Duck and Cover” segment, in which Moore shows ludicrous propaganda movies about surviving nuclear war to citizens of the two new nuclear powers on the global block, Pakistan and India. The diplomats seem thrilled at the prospect of nuclear shelters and educational programs for children that involve covering their heads in case of nuclear blast. :

—Matthew Hays