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The American Meme dives into the shallow end of modern celebrity, emerging with a series of fascinating -- and surprisingly deep -- observations.
All Critics (31) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (29) | Rotten (2)
"The American Meme" is a polemic as shallow and artificial as it thinks its subjects are. Dec 18, 2018 | Full Review…
"The American Meme" is a polemic as shallow and artificial as it thinks its subjects are.
Kyle Turner
What is fascinating, and valuable, about American Meme is its ability to reveal the desperation, loneliness, and sheer Sisyphean tedium of ceaselessly chasing what will most likely end up being an ever-diminishing share of the online-attention economy. Dec 10, 2018 | Full Review…
What is fascinating, and valuable, about American Meme is its ability to reveal the desperation, loneliness, and sheer Sisyphean tedium of ceaselessly chasing what will most likely end up being an ever-diminishing share of the online-attention economy.
Naomi Fry
Suffused with vapidity, the doc somehow finds its way to an unexpected sadness and maybe something deeper and cautionary. Nov 16, 2018 | Full Review…
Suffused with vapidity, the doc somehow finds its way to an unexpected sadness and maybe something deeper and cautionary.
Joshua Rothkopf
It's both highly entertaining and an essential snapshot of the narcotic voyeuristic parasitic American fishbowl. May 2, 2018 | Full Review…
It's both highly entertaining and an essential snapshot of the narcotic voyeuristic parasitic American fishbowl.
Owen Gleiberman
When Paris Hilton is the lone voice of reason in a documentary, one can't help but worry for the next generation. North Korea can't fire the nukes soon enough. Jun 3, 2019 | Full Review…
When Paris Hilton is the lone voice of reason in a documentary, one can't help but worry for the next generation. North Korea can't fire the nukes soon enough.
Pat Mullen
A surprisingly insightful and even illuminating look at the influencers who entertain the online masses. Feb 11, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
A surprisingly insightful and even illuminating look at the influencers who entertain the online masses.
Matthew Pejkovic
An engaging documentary that deserves your 'likes'. Jan 12, 2019 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
An engaging documentary that deserves your 'likes'.
Matthew Turner
I highly recommend The American Meme... it is going to change the way you view both social media and society. Dec 21, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
I highly recommend The American Meme... it is going to change the way you view both social media and society.
Rachel Leishman
Paris Hilton was the first to discover that you don't have to do anything special to get famous, you just have to be good at grabbing people's attention. Dec 20, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Paris Hilton was the first to discover that you don't have to do anything special to get famous, you just have to be good at grabbing people's attention.
Christopher Null
Without labouring the point, [director Bert] Marcus reveals the existential emptiness at the centre of this entire, precarious new economy. Dec 17, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Without labouring the point, [director Bert] Marcus reveals the existential emptiness at the centre of this entire, precarious new economy.
Andrew Collins
It's like entering a bazaar, or a zoo, and not being able to take your eyes off what they present to us. [Full review in Spanish] Dec 17, 2018 | Full Review…
It's like entering a bazaar, or a zoo, and not being able to take your eyes off what they present to us. [Full review in Spanish]
Pablo O. Scholz
The American Meme says as much about its viewers and consumers as it does about its viral celebrities - perhaps even more. Dec 17, 2018 | Full Review…
The American Meme says as much about its viewers and consumers as it does about its viral celebrities - perhaps even more.
Petrana Radulovic
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