Everyone’s watching the Elizabeth Holmes documentary ‘You Can See Everything’

The film "You Can See Everything" has already become a box office sensation, topping the weekend charts with a $15 million opening. The nearly three-hour documentary, first showcased at Telluride Film Festival, is currently playing in just 855 theaters, a far cry from the 3,575 screens that "Street Fighter" was showing. Despite this, the film has managed to secure 2,000 sellout screenings, and critics have been overwhelmingly positive, scoring 99% on both Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic.

The subject matter of "You Can See Everything" is no stranger to media coverage. It recounts the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of blood-testing startup Theranos. Holmes attracted backing from many Silicon Valley luminaries before ultimately facing an 11-year prison sentence for defrauding investors. This story has been explored in various formats, including books, podcasts, scripted miniseries, and other documentaries.

However, "You Can See Everything" stands out for the unique access granted to its filmmakers, Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, in the month leading up to Holmes' incarceration.

Fielder, known for his deadpan comedy and creator of "The Rehearsal," co-directed the film along with Oppenheim, adding an intriguing layer to the narrative. With the movie's release, finding tickets in Manhattan proved challenging, leading the reporter to spend a significant portion of yesterday searching for a screening. Only one show was available with seats, and it wasn't in the front row.

Even TechCrunch's Amanda Silberling caught a preview on Thursday and praised the enigmatic Holmes's performance, remarking that Fielder's portrayal made her seem to have met her match. The film's director-co-writer's month-long collaboration with Holmes marks just the beginning of what appears to be an increasingly surreal, metatextual journey.