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Gonzo: Hunter Thompson up close

Documentarian Alex Gibney's last two films -- one an Oscar winner and the other an Oscar nominee, one about the evils of corporate America and the other about military torture practices -- were shocking, enraging and timely. Which makes "Gonzo" and its less pressing subject matter something of a departure for Gibney.

"Gonzo" is as engaging a biography of Hunter S. Thompson as one could want...

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