The hype is real
If you’ve been trying to snag tickets to the new Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything and keep getting Ls, you aren’t alone. The film just dropped and is lowkey blowing up the box office, pulling in $15 million over its opening weekend. That’s the second-biggest opening ever for a documentary, which is a major W considering it’s only playing in 855 theaters.
Why it’s trending
We’ve all heard the Theranos story about a thousand times—books, pods, miniseries, you name it. But this one feels different. First off, it’s got a 99% on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, which is basically unheard of. Second, it features Nathan Fielder (yes, the The Rehearsal guy) co-directing with Lance Oppenheim. They were granted rare access to Holmes and her family right before she started her 11-year prison sentence.
TechCrunch’s Amanda Silberling, who caught an early screening, says the pairing of Fielder’s signature deadpan energy with Holmes’ famously enigmatic vibe creates an almost surreal, metatextual experience. It’s definitely not your standard "rise and fall" doc.
The tech movie struggle
It seems like the sheer gravity of this film is sucking the air out of the room for other tech-related releases. Aaron Sorkin’s latest, The Social Reckoning, is already flopping, and Alex Gibney’s four-hour-long Musk documentary barely made a dent with $306,702 this weekend.
Why it matters
Real talk: We’re reaching peak documentary saturation, but when you combine one of the most chaotic figures in Silicon Valley history with a director known for making reality feel like a fever dream, people are going to pay attention. It’s a masterclass in how to tell a story everyone already thinks they know—and make them realize they haven't seen the whole picture yet.
