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By Maple M (6) on 10 Aug 2017

A bit of a disappointment but still interesting…

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By Ian L (373) on 09 Aug 2017

A fantastic watch, and for anyone who still had any naivety about drugs in sport, an essential watch…

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By Justin Burke (1) for The Australian (781) on 08 Aug 2017

Fogel's willingness to follow a yarn that starts in one location before veering into entirely different narrative territory yields fascinating…

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By Lenika Cruz (22) for The Atlantic (1,046) on 08 Aug 2017

It's fair, then, to call Icarus a coup for a first-time documentarian, the product of both dumb luck and a strange rapport between Fogel and…

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By Sandra B (89) on 07 Aug 2017

This film blew me away. I just watched Tour de Pharmacy on HBO, which made a joke out of doping in the Tour de France…

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By Linking K (1) on 06 Aug 2017

Imagine a version of Morgan Sperlock's Super Size Me in which, instead of merely bloating up, Sperlock entered into an uneasy friendship with…

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By Lee M (4,001) on 04 Aug 2017

Fate interrupts an already intriguing premise as what first seems to be a poor decision in reaching out to an unprofessional scientific expert…

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By Joshua Rothkopf (1,058) for Time Out (7,510) on 03 Aug 2017

Fogel is a little out of his depth, but he has a killer tale to tell…

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By Nigel Andrews (1,359) for Financial Times (1,822) on 03 Aug 2017

Icarus may be the best nonfiction movie of the year…

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By Matthew Anderson (173) for CineVue (2,163) on 03 Aug 2017

Its spontaneity and uncertain evolution are both gripping and slightly terrifying given that what becomes a quest for truth could just as likely…

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By Peter Keough (994) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 03 Aug 2017

Rodchenkov proves a surprisingly lovable personality --- wry, funny, and gregarious…

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By Louis Proyect (533) for Counterpunch.org (73) on 03 Aug 2017

Starts out like Super Size Me and then turns into an investigation of Russian use of PED's and a much more interesting film…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 03 Aug 2017

One aspect of this story that could have been more deeply underscored: The steroid use that ultimately banned so many Russian Olympians was…

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By Brian Tallerico (1,600) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 03 Aug 2017

It’s a movie that only begins as a commentary on doping in sports and becomes something greater about the dangers of being a whistleblower,…

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By Nick Schager (2,294) for The Daily Beast (380) on 02 Aug 2017

For those who cherish honesty, fair play, and upright athletic competition, the film is a must-see exposé about systematic corruption and…

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By Dan Schindel (235) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 02 Aug 2017

This is electric material for a story, but Fogel just gets shocked instead of channeling it into something great…

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By Ken Jaworowski (128) for The New York Times (9,847) on 02 Aug 2017

Mr. Fogel could be considered either daring or foolhardy for his initial plan. But his work with Dr…

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By Glenn Whipp (553) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 02 Aug 2017

Even if you’re familiar with the facts, Icarus casts the depth of deception with an immediacy that’s often astounding…

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By Daniel Schindel (90) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 02 Aug 2017

This is electric material for a story, but Fogel just gets shocked instead of channeling it into something great…

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By Noel Murray (1,901) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 01 Aug 2017

Bryan Fogel’s Netflix documentary Icarus tells such an eye-opening story that it almost doesn’t matter when the storytelling itself gets…

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