Nathan Fielder’s You Can See Everything Is a Reality-Splitting Masterpiece: Review

You Can See Everything, from directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, is an incredible challenge to pin down, a movie where truth feels impossible to believe, and the camera isn’t afraid to lie. The film is more than an extension of Fielder’s blending comedy and documentary with shows like The Rehearsal — it’s an evolution upon it. It asks everyone involved to look at themselves, and face the difference between perception and reality. And it is also, quite frequently, so funny that I literally slapped my knee at one point. This is the rare documentary where spoilers are a real concern (versus, say, a true crime story where the ending can be looked up on Wikipedia). However, the basic facts are pretty simple: On May 30th, 2023, Theranos founder and convicted felon Elizabeth Holmes surrendered to Federal Prison Camp, Bryan, where she is currently serving a years-long sentence for fraud. For the month prior to that, Fielder and Oppenheim followed her and her family with cameras, documenting this pivotal period of time. Initially, only Holmes, her fiancé Billy Evans, and their two young children are featured on camera. Then, the movie’s first major laugh arrives with the reveal of...