- Network: HBO
- Series Premiere Date: Nov 6, 2017
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The second half is actually more enlightening, though, as Gibney and Foster do a remarkable job of explaining the challenges that Rolling Stone faces, while still celebrating its significance.
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Even making charitable allowances for the heady task of distilling a half-century into four hours, the film winds up being defined almost as much by what's omitted as what it includes.
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Even-handedness is something this documentary definitely could have used more of; instead, all we’re left with is the sense of how proud Rolling Stone is of Rolling Stone.
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There’s plenty in Stories From the Edge that gets to the heart of what the real scene was. But ultimately, it’s four hours of them talking about themselves.
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Stories from the Edge loses its edge once its celebrity writers take over the focus.
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Stories From the Edge is informative and self-congratulatory, at times seeming to inflate Rolling Stone’s role in the culture somewhat beyond truth.