Stone's like Pink Floyd's Roger Waters IMHO... yes, they may make some good money, this pertaining really to Stone and not Waters that much but I think they are both "ideologues".... I'm sure others fit the bill too. All this just my opinion....
Is one curious about a website both of these two actually recommends, for news that is ? It's "Gray Zone" where Max Blumenthal is one of their main writers. Blumenthal might even be a founder.
Blumenthal:
https://thegrayzone.com/author/max-blumenthal/Home page:
https://thegrayzone.com/Not my cup of tea.....
And I can dig up information as to why I say they both recommend this website.
They are "ideologues", but it's not to say they have the same outlooks... at least, I've never heard of Stone being for BDS (Boycott, Diviest, Sanction Israel) as Waters is for.
Stone is a combat vet from Vietnam. So, he's gained respect of many, even if they disagree with him.
He has the movie over the old Yugoslavian war, "Saviour", he is a bit imho, more positive about the Serbian side, then, he did that movie "Salvador"... anyway, I'm not going to analyze everything he's done.