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Viewers praise documentary's 'Who's On First?' moment

Original: That “Who’s On First?” tutorial was a singular cinematic MOMENT that had me thinking this documentary was about dissecti

A viewer is praising the use of the classic Abbott and Costello 'Who's On First?' routine in a documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, calling it a singular cinematic moment. The sequence apparently led them to expect the film would dissect Holmes' identity and force her to confront the truth before her prison sentence, though the story then took a different turn.

Why now: The Holmes documentary is drawing fresh attention for its creative storytelling choices around her fraud conviction and imprisonment

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• That “Who’s On First?” tutorial was a singular cinematic MOMENT that had me thinking this documentary was about dissecting Holmes’ identity and have her confront the truth (whatever that is I don’t even know anymore) just in time for her to go to prison. But then she goes to… · mrmatthogg@mstdn.ca · 1

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