Ars Technica review says Nathan Fielder's Holmes documentary is hollow, not deep
Jennifer Ouellette argues "You Can See Everything" lets Elizabeth Holmes repeat her old self-justifications behind a veneer of arty ambiguity.
What to know
- A24's documentary "You Can See Everything," co-directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, lets Elizabeth Holmes present her side of the Theranos story and has drawn widespread acclaim, with some calling it the best film of the year.
- Ars Technica's review argues the film's celebrated ambiguity is empty, saying Holmes still deflects blame exactly as she did throughout her fraud trial.
- The film arrives after Holmes' 2022 conviction on four counts of fraud and 11-year prison sentence, following earlier accounts of her downfall in The Inventor and The Dropout.
“Pardon me for joining the buzzkills, but I cannot in good conscience jump on the You Can See Everything bandwagon.”
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica reviewer · Ars Technica ↗ · Oct 29
Elizabeth Holmes Disgraced Theranos founderNathan Fielder Co-director of "You Can See Everything"
Lance Oppenheim Co-director of "You Can See Everything"
Jennifer Ouellette Ars Technica reviewer
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Ouellette calls the documentary shallow and says Holmes fooled Fielder
In Ars Technica's review, Jennifer Ouellette argues the film manufactures ambiguity but yields little real insight, contending Holmes still deflects blame exactly as she did throughout her trial; the piece is widely reshared across Ars Technica's social channels.
“Elizabeth Holmes is back on her bulls—t, and some people are falling for the act all over again.”
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I enjoy Nathan Fielder, but I still don't have an interest in watching this because it feels dirty and misleading. This ARS article helped put words to some of these feelings. There are spoilers, and knowing the twist doesn't make me more interested in watching it.
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“Even in a world awash in #deepfakes and #misinformation, there are still some #truths that can be known, no matter how doggedly #Fielder and #Oppenheim try to muddy the waters” (this piece kind of explains why I feel no real desire to see this #film)
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I don’t know if anyone else has seen You Can See Everything, but I checked it out this weekend, and i appreciated this review:
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Contrarian critics push back on the film's hype — A handful of reviewers begin offering what the coverage calls "much-needed reality checks" against the wave of acclaim, even as the film is still seen as an awards-season contender.
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A24 releases Fielder and Oppenheim's Holmes documentary — "You Can See Everything," co-directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, depicts Holmes' final days before prison after she approached A24 to tell her side of the story; it is initially met with gushing enthusiasm, with some calling it the best film of the year.
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Holmes is convicted of fraud and sentenced to 11 years — After fraud accusations over Theranos' blood-testing device, Holmes is convicted on four counts and sentenced to 11 years in prison; her downfall was previously chronicled in Alex Gibney's HBO documentary The Inventor and Hulu's The Dropout.
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Holmes is hailed as Silicon Valley's youngest billionaire founder — Theranos, Holmes' blood-testing startup, is valued at $9 billion and she is celebrated as the youngest and richest self-made female billionaire.
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Awesome review of Elizabeth Holmes, “… back on her bullshit.”
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Musk, Theil, Zuckerberg, Ellison etc, are just-as-bad as she is. But because they’re men, they escape prison.