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Feb 2023
32m 25s

True Crime Is Murdering Documentaries

The Ringer
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Matt is joined by New York Magazine features writer Reeves Wiedeman to discuss his latest piece, about the complicated state of documentaries right now. Reeves talks about how the true crime genre and the celebrity-produced documentary space have dominated the market for buyers, leaving little room for more traditional works of art and journalism to poke thr ... Show More
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