![]() ![]() ![]() The “Athlete A” in question is Maggie Nichols, a former USAG competitor (she’s out of the USAG system, though now competing at the college level when the doc opens) who was the first gymnast to file the complaint against Nassar that would eventually lead to his legal reckoning. ![]() Where “Audrie & Daisy” didn’t pass muster (though it’s not without its merits), “Athlete A” succeeds, ably threading together personal stories with a robust look at a system that has been toxic for decades. For instance, their 2016 documentary “Audrie & Daisy” followed two stories of sexual assault and attempted to mold them into something emblematic of a larger problem, a seemingly easy ask that failed in its fumbled execution. ‘The Zone of Interest’ Review: Jonathan Glazer’s Holocaust Anti-Drama Is a Chilling Look at the Banality of EvilĬohen and Shenk, long-time documentary producers and directors, have previously tried to use personal stories to examine larger tragedies before, with mixed results. ![]()
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