The “Melania” Documentary Offers an Intimate Look at Very Little
Lauren Collins, a staff writer at The New Yorker, discusses Amazon MGM Studios' $75 million documentary on Melania Trump, which she describes as a hollow, emotionally barren film that reveals more through its omissions than its content. Despite total creative control, Melania presents h
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