Nathan Fielder’s documentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes challenges the very idea of what’s real, what’s performance. and whether we can tell the difference. Commotion guest host Amil Niazi talks with New York Times documentary film critic Alissa Wilkinson and Commotion regular film critic Radheyan Simonpillai why situating it within a specific tradition of documentary filmmaking helps us come to terms with what we just watched.

Plus, Commotion guest host Amil Niazi is joined by culture critic Syrus Marcus Ware to review the latest TV adaptation of Stephen King’s classic horror novel, Carrie — and unpack the praise and debate surrounding the series and its approach to bullying, online shaming and the original book’s notorious ending.