With the rise in documentaries, there are also inevitably many that feel a bit rushed.

The revelations contained withinCollectiveare confronting but eye-opening.

But itsan essential piece of documentary filmmaking not despite its difficulty and bleakness, but because of those qualities.

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: Made in Americadocuments the chaos ofO.J.

It proves troubling, compelling, fascinating, and emotionally involving, all in equal measure.

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