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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for The New York Times (9,847) on 07 Sep 2016

Author” is most interesting — and least self-aware — as a study in the gullibility and narcissism of the celebrity class…

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By Sara Stewart (700) for New York Post (6,650) on 07 Sep 2016

Author is one of the most entertaining documentaries in recent memory — and, possibly, the origin story of catfishing…

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By Kenji Fujishima (277) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 07 Sep 2016

The kind of film you'll still be thinking and arguing with yourself about long after you leave the theater, as much for the film's approach…

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By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 07 Sep 2016

If they have the right to engage in intellectual dishonesty, then you have the right to not pay to see Author: The JT LeRoy Story, or to buy…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine/Vulture (3,519) on 07 Sep 2016

There is such a thing as a passionate, headlong phony, and you'll meet her in Author: The JT LeRoy Story…

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By Leah Greenblatt (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 06 Sep 2016

Even when the film fails to ask so many of the questions its narrative begs, Author is still a tricky, fascinating look at the strange nexus…

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By Oliver Jones (215) for Observer (1,042) on 06 Sep 2016

The film effectively explores nature of identity, celebrity, and the creative process in a way that is satisfying, even if many of the questions…

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By Justin Lowe (291) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 06 Sep 2016

Although it’s clear that her dauntingly complex personality contributes to her abilities as a superior storyteller, Feuerzeig and Albert…

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By Kevin Lally (258) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 06 Sep 2016

Fascinating first-person account from the author herself of a complex masquerade that stunned the literary and celebrity worlds…

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By Joshua Rothkopf (1,058) for Time Out (7,510) on 05 Sep 2016

Documentary filmmaker Jeff Feuerzeig turns a controversial literary hoax that fooled the world (and many a celebrity) into a tale of a private…

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By Randall Colburn (93) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 05 Sep 2016

Author posits the JT LeRoy situation as much more than a mere curiosity, instead portraying it as an important shift in the way pop culture…

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By Mike Mcgranaghan (1,821) for Aisle Seat (1,783) on 04 Sep 2016

A mind-blowing document of creation and deception. Every second of the film leaves you captivated…

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By Matt Brennan (26) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 04 Sep 2016

Jeff Feuerzeig isn't skeptical enough of Laura Albert's explanations and rationalizations…

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By Alistair Harkness (1,042) for Scotsman (1,471) on 06 Aug 2016

Fascinating viewing, offering a more sensitive counterpoint to the efforts of various news organisations to brand what she did an elaborate…

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By Amber Wilkinson (674) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 06 Aug 2016

A fascinating, if skewed, account of creativity gone wild…

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By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 31 Jul 2016

Ms Albert emerges as a quicksilver talent whose obfuscations enraged many, but harmed absolutely no one…

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By Leslie Felperin (768) for Radio Times (2,421) on 30 Jul 2016

Animations, interviews and recordings of phone calls made at the time between Laura/JT and the various celebrities and literary figures she/he…

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By Brian Viner (589) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 30 Jul 2016

This does become a fascinating tale; after all, who doesn't love to hear about celebrities being taken for a ride…

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By Allan Hunter (1,486) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 30 Jul 2016

The levels of deception, delusion and denial were exhausting but they make for a spellbinding documentary…

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By Wendy Ide (1,500) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 30 Jul 2016

While it gives a fascinating insight into her near pathological compulsion to try on other voices and identities, it does leave a lot of questions…

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