Catfish
To review Catfish is problematic in several ways. We could provide spoilers and dive into the plotline, but since most people haven’t seen the film yet, we would ruin the experience. Another potential problem of a review would be jading your preconceived notions about the film itself and therefore again ruining the experience. So in this difficult position we would like to briefly discuss the hype machine of this film. Countless interviews have been done with Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman that all describe the authenticity of the film. In an early showing Morgan Spurlock ( Super Size Me ) told the two that their film was the best mockumentary he’d ever seen. Henry & Ariel’s response to allegations that their film is a hoax add more intrigue to the hype machine: we could have never imagined the direction this film went. The biggest problem is the gimmick of the trailer or it is the film’s saving grace, we can’t tell. I...