89% Tabloid

All Critics (74) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (66) | Rotten (8)

Morris's subject is sexual fantasy and a particular kind of American stupidity-the ability to substitute self-justification for self-knowledge. His tone is merry.

It is quite simply one of the craziest stories ever told, made all the crazier by the fact that it's true. Or at least some version of it is true.

Tabloid, Errol Morris' latest wild and woolly portrait of human self-delusion, is a scandal-sheet dream come to life.

A tale of obsession and abduction, self-delusion and sexual confusion, Errol Morris' Tabloid stands as an almost giddy affirmation of the old cliche: Truth is stranger than fiction.

The viewer is left with no clear indication of what really happened, but with a vibrant portrait of a compelling character. That's what Morris is after.

Morris adds to the hilarity with his signature device of superimposing key words onscreen in giant type; the movie is a welcome reminder that he got his start immortalizing American oddballs.

a magnificently unsettling and funny-sad portrait of the arguably sick relationships that are forged between celebrities, the media, and their audiences

The film around [Joyce] McKinney isn't quite sure of what it's about, at times... but McKinney herself is the sort of arresting figure that you don't shake easily.

Errol Morris succeeds against all odds in besting his previous Olympians of quirkiness.

William Carlos Williams wrote "The pure products of America/ Go crazy," and the funny, freaky Tabloid captures that contrast, that promise, that curse.

The movie is guilty of condescending toward its subjects, though most of them appear to be having a fabulous time telling tales.

Doesn't tell us anything about sleazy journalism or the insatiable thirst for gossip that we didn't already know. Far-fetched and overblown just about sums it up.

"Tabloid" is the hilariously strange-but-true documentary of Joyce McKinney, a media-savvy nutcase decades ahead of her time, thank the Lord.

A wonderfully crafted and incredibly entertaining nonfiction film with all the wily narrative surprise of a tawdry B-movie run amok.

A thought-provoking picture raising the question: Can a woman rape a man, or is it merely assault with intent to please? You be the judge.

Morris is clearly fascinated by her mega eccentricities and lets her go on at great length telling her side of the story.

First-tier documentarian Errol Morris finds himself slumming a bit with Tabloid.

Although he has tackled many serious subjects (and finally won an Oscar for The Fog of War, his gut-wrenching portrait of former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara), filmmaker Errol Morris has always had a fondness for life's oddballs...

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