It’s a familiar routine: Famous person dies and each network’s news division works quickly to cobble together (or finish off) a tribute special that answers a few basic questions — “Why was this person significant?” mostly — in a satisfying way that can be delivered within days of the death.
Tribute packages like that aren’t really “documentaries,” but they serve a valuable purpose for grieving or simply curious fans.
Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything
The Bottom Line A decent, if thin, primer.
Venue: Tribeca Film Festival (Spotlight Documentary)
Airdate: Monday, June 23 (Hulu)
Director: Jackie Jesko
1 hour 35 minutes
The problem with Jackie Jesko’s new documentary Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything, premiering at Tribeca ahead of a Hulu launch, is that for much of its 95-minute run, it feels exactly like one of those
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