Neither insightful nor interesting, the first lady’s disgraceful doc exists only to fuel Trump’s propaganda machine.
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Neither insightful nor interesting, the first lady’s disgraceful doc exists only to fuel Trump’s propaganda machine
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February 1, 2026 12:00PM (EST)
"Melania" (Amazon MGM Studios/Muse Films)
$75m Amazon-produced paean to the first lady saw empty seats and faint praise as it opened in New York City
One person admitted the "disdain" the first lady shows to Trump in the trailer "makes it tempting to watch and might have sold…
Dispiriting, deadly and unrevealing – there is a decent documentary to be made about the former model from Slovenia, but this one…
If this supposed documentary weren’t about what it’s actually about, it could at times play as an unlikely meditation aid
Critics called "Melania," the opulent and controversial documentary from Hollywood pariah Brett Ratner, an "elaborate piece of…
The first reviews for the exorbitant $75 million project are in, and critics didn't hold back.
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'Melania' Doc Lands Brutal 6% Score On Rotten Tomatoes: 'Pure, Endless Hell"
I endured the Melania film so you don’t have to – my only regret is not buying popcorn so one of my senses was entertained | Caitlin Cassidy
‘Here we go again’: $75m Melania film embodies venal spirit of Trump 2.0
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Melania is a rubbish film. Of course the man who defunded the arts loves it
