“One man’s ploy to reveal the futility of sports doping tests, using himself as a steroid-fueled test subject, takes an unexpected turn in “Icarus.” Filmmaker Bryan Fogel, an amateur cyclist, had nearly completed his documentary in November 2015, with himself as the focus of a scheme to successfully use performance-enhancing drugs in amateur competition and escape detection. “I wanted to expose something for the greater good,” said Fogel, who shows himself on camera, injecting banned substances into his exposed backside as part of a strict doping regimen.”
