Movie Review: You Can See Everything

Posted on October 17, 2026 by jjcwn • Posted in Documentary • Tagged Amanda Seyfried, Elizabeth Holmes, Nathan Fielder, You Can See Everything • Leave a comment

If the story of Elizabeth Holmes and the company Theranos, which started when Holmes was only 19 years old in 2003, were introduced to the world as a work of fiction, no literary agency or production company would have bought it. The reason is that this entire 15-year story of one young woman with a revolutionary medical breakthrough that never worked, who then became the youngest self-made billionaire, is so insane that it’s too bizarre to make a movie or publish a novel.

Holmes and some scientists she hired into her company believed they could create a machine that could perform any number of complex blood tests using only one drop of blood, no longer needing to wait days for the results. If this was possible, then the two largest blood testing companies in the world, LabCorp (14 billion annual revenue) and Quest Diagnostics (11.4 billion annual revenue), would cease to exist, and medical science would advance by decades. Unfortunately, Holmes and her top employees lied to all of their investors, many of them very wealthy and famous people, tricking them into investing in a machine that never worked as they said it would. The most insane part of this crazy story is why these intelligent, wealthy people did not insist on seeing this machine work throughout the entire process of testing the drop of blood, verifying the results using the latest medical science, and then validating the results with the aid of the federal government.

At its peak, in 2015, Theranos was worth 9 billion dollars, and Elizabeth Holmes was worth 4.5 billion dollars, all based on lies that were maintained for years and cheated investors out of billions of dollars. One year later, the value of Theranos was worthless. Six years later, Holmes was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to 11 years in prison.

The new documentary, “You Can See Everything”, is a film of an interview with director Nathan Fielder during the 34 days that Elizabeth Holmes spent in a small rented San Diego house with her boyfriend, Billy Evans, and her two children, prior to her going to prison for 11 years for her crimes as CEO of Theranos. Unbelievably, Holmes still believes that she did nothing wrong when she was questioned by Fielder about her many crimes. Holmes eyes are large and penetrating, and she seemed close to crying as she pleaded with Nathan Fielder to believe she was innocent. There was an insight into how Holmes mind works when she was shown the Abbott and Costello routine “Who’s on First”, and she had no understanding of why this famous routine was funny.

Holmes’s fiancé, Billy Evans, also seemed about as insane as Elizabeth while talking with Fielder, with both Fielder and Holmes both still believing in Theranos and actually planning a second release of the company.

When Holmes was in prison, the actress who played her in the Hulu series “The Dropout”, Amanda Seyfried, reprised her Emmy-winning 2022 role, playing Holmes in scenes of Fielder interviewing her in prison. In other scenes, Seyfried was interviewed as herself by Fielder, discussing the accusations about the accuracy of the Hulu series ” The Dropout” and the many difficulties Seyfried had playing that part. This entire documentary had a very dark, slow, and unusual pace, and for that reason is very unique as a documentary. I also thought there was no reason why this movie needed to run almost 3 hours.

The reviews for this documentary are 99-100%, with some critics writing that this movie could win the Oscar for Best Picture. Due to some of the slow and boring parts and the too-long running time, I give this movie a 90% rating and a very strong recommendation.

Movie Review: Jackass: Best and Last

Posted on June 27, 2026 by jjcwn • Posted in Documentary • Tagged Jackass: Best and Last, Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O • Leave a comment

For the promised very last, “Jackass: Best and Last” movie, it is as disgusting, stupid, dangerous, and idiotic as all the other films, with scenes from previous Jackass movies, and new scenes created for this current documentary of the stupidest and most dangerous stunts any group of insane people has ever produced. Due to the ridiculously high 86% Rotten Tomatoes rating, I was fooled into seeing this movie, mainly for this blog.

Given that this latest Jackass is not really a movie, it is difficult to review, even as a bad documentary. Like all the previous five Jackass movies released in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2013, and 2022, this one is once again a series of insane and disgusting stunts, with almost all of them having the potential to permanently injure and kill any number of cast members. At the end of every stunt, the entire cast laughs hysterically, even though another cast member is lying on the ground in extreme pain.

One of the most dangerous is when a cast member is strapped to a red plastic rocket and shot into the air over a lake, only to fall off as the rocket almost lands on the unfortunate passenger. By far the most disgusting is when cast member Steve-O flies into the air strapped into a porta-potty – with the obvious horrific trauma filmed inside.

The injuries the cast members have sustained during the filming of these six movies, starting with Johnny Knoxville, include 14 severe injuries, including a brain hemorrhage, multiple concussions, and numerous broken bones. Knoxville’s worst injury was when he was attacked by a bull in “Jackass Forever” (2022), and sustained a brain hemorrhage, concussion, broken wrist, broken rib, and loss of consciousness. Steve-O has sustained third-degree burns and multiple broken bones, numerous concussions, chemical burns, and has a pellet permanently lodged in his chest. Considering so many years of surgeries, non-stop pain, and risk of life, one has to wonder how much this group of insane people has been paid to make these ridiculous movies, while trying to figure out if all those stunts were worth it.

The Rotten Tomatoes of 86% is crazy, even for the most rabid fans of this movie franchise. My rating is 5% and a big pass.

Netflix Movie Review: Marty, Life is Short

Posted on May 13, 2026 by jjcwn • Posted in Documentary • Tagged Life is Short, Martin Short, Steve Martin • Leave a comment

The new Netflix documentary “Marty, Life is Short”, is an outstanding look into the life of Martin Short, who is one of the most talented and funny actors and comedians we have ever seen. Despite his talent, Short has seen more than his share of tragedy. Short’s brother Gordon died in a car accident when Martin was only 12 years old. Both of Martin’s parents died before he reached 20 years old. In 2010, Martin lost his wife of 30 years, Nancy Dolman, to Ovarian Cancer, the same disease that Gilda Radner died of in 1989. A few months ago, Martin lost his adopted daughter, Katherine, to suicide.

Through all this tragedy and an extremely difficult career in show business, there were years where Short was making movies regularly, but a large percentage of them were not financially successful. As Martin says in this documentary, you succeed only about 10% of the time, and have to weather years of no work and bad times when nothing seems to work. There is a scene where Short bought a house with his wife, thinking that the two movies he was about to make would pay for it, only to lose one of the movies. The reaction from his wife was, “We will just move”.

Martin Short’s appearances on the Johnny Carson show were as memorable as his close friend Steve Martin and Robin Williams (see videos below). Short’s timing and delivery were always flawless as were his impressions of many celebrities, including Katherine Hepburn, Betty Davis, and even Magician Doug Henning. Like the many celebrities who appeared on the Johnny Carson show, Martin was one of the very few who could turn his appearances into a major event.

In 1985, along with Billy Crystal, Martin Short helped rescue Saturday Night Live, which was close to being cancelled, and created one of the best seasons of the show, which included some of Short’s most famous characters.

This documentary also shows the many family events at Martin Short’s house, which even included friends, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Steven Martin, and even Steven Spielberg. This documentary is very well directed by the well-known director Lawrence Kasdan and includes many interviews with Martin Short about his life and career.

Marty, Life is Short is receiving perfect 100% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes and I agree with this rating, giving this documentary my highest recommendation.