Titles can be sticky, none moreso than "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks." The "we" mentioned could be speaking in first-person perspective in regards to the muckracking online collective, which helped power the biggest security breach in government history. Then again, is the story of WikiLeaks anything other than our story? The story of anyone online who's ever wanted to know more, who ever wanted to remove the veil of secrecy? If anything, director Alex Gibney might have shot himself in the foot: he could never begin to grasp the magnitude of our collective societal curiosity that has helped bring down walls during the current administration. Nevertheless, "We Steal Secrets" seems unfinished (fair enough, given it tells a story that's still in progress), but never inadequate, doubling back to present an account on the beginnings of WikiLeaks. This involves perusing the considerable intellect and damning vanity of Julian Assange, who has smartly denounced...
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