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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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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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