The question is not whether the new Joaquin Phoenix or even the movie is a hoax — all documentaries show performances, selves designed for cameras. The more interesting question has to do with you: do you want to believe the film, and why?
Cynthia Fuchs is Film and TV reviews editor at PopMatters.com and director of Film & Media Studies and Associate Professor of English, Film & Video Studies, African and African American Studies, Sport & American Culture, and Women and Gender Studies at George Mason University.
