{
  "id": 8495476,
  "title": "John Wilson on ‘The History of Concrete’ and What’s Wrong With the Documentary Space: ‘People Are Retelling Stories That Have Already Happened’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/john-wilson-on-the-history-of-concrete-and-whats-wrong-with-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T16:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/john-wilson-history-of-concrete-1236867369/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "SPOILER ALERT: This story contains minor spoilers for “The History of Concrete,” now in theaters. John Wilson’s new documentary “The History of Concrete” is, of course, about the history of concrete. But it’s also about selling a documentary titled “The History of Concrete,” which, it turns out, is almost as hard as concrete. It sees […]",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Guide",
        "title": "‘The History of Concrete’ review: John Wilson’s documentary is probably unlike anything you’ve ever seen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/the-history-of-concrete-review-john-wilsons-documentary-is-probably",
        "published": "2026-09-19T09:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}