Moreover, many of these docs are produced by the very conglomerates they claim to critique. A Warner Bros. documentary about the failures of Warner Bros. (see: The Flash ’s troubled production) is rarely a tell-all; it is usually a preemptive spin job.
In the golden age of streaming, our appetite for behind-the-scenes access has never been ravenous. We no longer just want to watch the movie; we want to watch the argument about the casting of the movie. We don’t just want to hear the song; we want to see the legal battle over the royalty check. This hunger is being satisfied by a specific, explosive genre: the entertainment industry documentary .
However, the best of these docs do more than just gossip. They ask the hard question: At what cost does your entertainment come?
