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By Lisa Rosman (132) for Signature (102) on 15 Sep 2016

It's about the identity politics that allowed Leroy to come to be in the first place -- about whether the literary talent for which Leroy was…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 15 Sep 2016

Author: The JT LeRoy Story excels when it presents the facts…

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By Stephanie Merry (410) for Washington Post (9,851) on 14 Sep 2016

We get Albert’s side of the story, and that’s clearly problematic…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 14 Sep 2016

These are some of the questions raised and left on the table in the fascinating but frustratingly murky Author: The JT Leroy Story, a documentary…

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By Leah Pickett (132) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 14 Sep 2016

This documentary is well crafted but suffers from a deeply unsympathetic protagonist…

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By Armond White (604) for National Review (314) on 14 Sep 2016

This documentary itself is a whirlwind of deceit, switching tenses at will, as if to legitimize Albert's particular delusions, still enjoying…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 14 Sep 2016

Sharply filmed, Author explores the appeal of even the most contrived myths, reminding us that even when Pinocchio hides his lengthening nose,…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 14 Sep 2016

Feuerzeig lets us put together the puzzle pieces of Albert’s story. The film’s final five minutes — a punch to the heart — make it all clear…

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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 13 Sep 2016

Feuerzeig has made a fascinating documentary about a fascinating occurrence…

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By Anita Katz (182) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 08 Sep 2016

The film makes for a compelling cinematic memoir but, as a documentary portrait, is weighted and unenlightening…

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By Jason Ooi (15) for The Playlist (3,871) on 08 Sep 2016

Author: The JT Leroy Story, a documentary from Jeff Feuerzeig,is as truthful as it gets…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 08 Sep 2016

Your reaction to Author will come down the question that haunts the film, and assuredly Albert herself: Do the widely-praised writings of LeRoy…

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By Mallory Andrews (58) for Movie Mezzanine (782) on 08 Sep 2016

Perhaps it was necessary in the name of clarity, but, in spite of the inherently crazy story, a straightforward retelling becomes a bit rote…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 08 Sep 2016

a stylish and fascinating breakdown of one very strange story, but while we may come away convinced that Albert never set out to hoodwink…

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By Godfrey Cheshire (178) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 08 Sep 2016

Author is a particular kind of documentary: a first-person account of the creation of a myth by its creator…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 08 Sep 2016

Feuerzeig makes the fateful choice of telling the whole story through Albert’s eyes, and decked out in too-old-for-this leather and straightened…

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By Eli Goldfarb (4) for Brooklyn Magazine (241) on 08 Sep 2016

A story this rich in ironies and metaphysics ought to be big game for a filmmaker…

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By Lindsey Bahr (430) for Associated Press (1,685) on 07 Sep 2016

A fascinating peek into one of the wildest literary scandals in recent years and the bizarre nature of celebrity relationships…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 07 Sep 2016

You may well question the worth of a documentary that so fully embraces the perspective of a narrator this unreliable, just as you may crave…

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By David Lewis (299) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 07 Sep 2016

Even to those familiar with the bizarre affair, “JT Leroy” offers some new insights, not only because of the presence of Albert and her…

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