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But the brevity of the series, again meant to be consumed as a podcast, doesn’t give us anything extra with the exception of arty footage of ink swirling through water or other stock images reminiscent of HBO’s other big docuseries, “The Vow.” In fact, it feels at times that this series wants to recreate “The Vow” - in its deep look at the sex abuses of one powerful man - but that would require more of a talking-heads style presentation. The subtitle of “The Podcast Tapes” implies something special to be found some added news or additional footage we could only see through our HBO subscription. It’s also a good thing that each episode is about 20-minutes because there’s only so much time you can spend watching Farrow and crew sit in chairs across from each other and have a very rehearsed conversation (or shots of Farrow furiously typing on his computer). All of this, on paper, sounds great, and it certainly read well in Farrow’s book. The premiere episode rehashes the various victims (albeit the ones Farrow talked to himself) with little depth or nuance because the primary way audiences would be taking this in is through audio.įrom there, episodes go through the same rote patterns, focused on the journalists from The Hollywood Reporter who tried to take Weinstein down, the editors and fact-checkers at The New Yorker who helped look at Farrow’s piece, and the famous Black Cube subcontractor who was sent to spy on Farrow. We start by meeting Ambra Battilana Gutierrez, the woman who recorded Weinstein’s harassment and was one of the first victims to go to the police with claims against him. The six episodes detail what we know about the Weinstein case, much of which was given far more detail in Farrow’s book. Really, that’s all the series is: portions of Farrow’s recorded podcast with the benefit of video. Oscars 2023: Best Documentary Feature PredictionsĪll the Details on 'Hunger Games' Prequel 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' HBO Again Defends 'Game of Thrones' Finale Over Backlash: 'Twitter Is Not Real Life' 'House of the Dragon' Won't 'Shy Away' from Showcasing Sexual Assault

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