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Elizabeth Holmes puts on a new act in Nathan Fielder’s documentary. It’s a distraction from the real story

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05.10.2026

Elizabeth Holmes puts on a new act in Nathan Fielder’s documentary. It’s a distraction from the real story

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Good morning. I spoke to comedian Nathan Fielder after a recent media screening of You Can See Everything, his absurdist documentary with director Lance Oppenheim that tracks disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes just before she heads off to federal prison. I asked why he’d spent three years on a film that could have come out soon after he’d spent 34 days living with Holmes, her partner Billy Evans, and their two kids. He told me they wanted more material on the couple’s next venture and a clearer picture of Elizabeth Holmes. Who was this woman?

Journalists love a great character, especially when they go off script. From this trailer alone, it’s clear that Holmes no longer wants to play the billionaire girl genius with a black turtleneck, deep voice, and game-changing technology that could run hundreds of medical tests from a single drop of blood. Now, she’s a clueless eccentric, an innocent in mom jeans with a beatific smile and unblinking eyes fixed on her “soul mate” Evans, a controlling striver who treats us to full-frontal nudity and other helpings of dubious judgment. We meet two cherubic babies—Holmes’s “angels”—whose birth delayed her trial and sentencing. Why not invite a comic to join the family for your last 34 days of freedom, prior to starting a 135-month prison sentence for investor fraud and conspiracy? Crazy kids! Pass the popcorn!

I like the movie. I also recommend watching Tilda Swinton’s........

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