Scandalous: The Untold Story of the National Enquirer
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: November 15, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
82
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiNov 14, 2019
"Scandalous” is a fast-paced documentary, packed with incident and information, as tantalizing as an old issue of the Enquirer itself. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleSteve DavisNov 13, 2019
While Scandalous ultimately touches upon the tabloid’s plausible impact on the present-day state of affairs, it’s a killjoy way to begin a movie that’s so engagingly lively. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 8, 2019
“Scandalous” is a journalism expose that lives up, or down, to its hype. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeNov 16, 2019
If anyone out there thinks the National Enquirer is merely harmless entertainment, “Scandalous” give them no shortage of alarming reasons to reconsider. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeNov 14, 2019
A look at the infamous paper that emphasizes color over critique, it's a blazingly paced film that entertains and informs, even if many viewers who value journalism will groan as they watch. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanNov 12, 2019
All of these make for engrossing, if hardly untold, tales. But what gives the lurid, titillating — and even, at times, fun — aspects of “Scandalous” a more sober edge are the journalistic implications, best articulated by former Washington Post reporter Bernstein, who calls the Enquirer’s frontal assault on truth and integrity “as corrupt as you can be.” Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmNov 15, 2019
Landsman’s film is enraging for all the right reasons, and more than a few wrong ones as well. It comes off as more of a puff piece than an exposé. Read full review
50
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergNov 14, 2019
The various excuses made for The Enquirer’s ethics undermine Landsman’s efforts to portray the paper as splashy, all-American fun. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleNov 14, 2019
As pop culture narratives go, “Scandalous” wants to be as colorful and fun as a flip through of the rag itself at the supermarket. But in these truth-challenged times, the jovial tone of “Scandalous” all too often outweighs the judgmental. Read full review
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