‘Misinformation, hype, and fraud’: Inside Ben McKenzie’s scathing new crypto doc—featuring Sam Bankman-Fried

Ben McKenzie knows that his main claim to fame is, still, starring in The O.C., a Fox TV series that bowed out nearly 20 years ago. That’s why he begins his new documentary with a self-deprecating medley of clips featuring him being introduced as such. It’s a disarming transition to the film itself, which is a dire warning about what he views as possibly “the largest Ponzi scheme in history.” When the pandemic hit, and acting work vanished, McKenzie, who majored in economics at the Univers...