Misha and the Wolves

"Much of the lure of 'Misha and the Wolves' is that it’s simply a tricky good yarn spun around the unbelievable things that human beings will do" 

"Enjoyable if you're seeking playfulness and not substance (...) Misha's actual story is fascinating in its own way, but within the relative levity of Hobkinson's framework, her truth and trauma get lost in a detective yarn" 

"The insights of the doc don't reverberate far beyond the story it's telling. But oh, what a story" 

"[It] wastes a golden opportunity to interrogate the slippery nature of historical truth (...) opting instead to spin a self-satisfied yarn that offers little insight into anything beyond our natural tendency to believe the most ecstatic truths" 

"Tthere is no denying the engaging watchability of 'Misha and the Wolves'. And if it leads to a follow-up focusing on Haendel, so much the better" 

"Something like a documentary 'Inception' with a story inside of a tale that is itself part of a narrative, 'Misha and the Wolves' boasts several layers, all of them fascinating." 

"Catfishing the audience (essentially) is the least interesting approach for this material (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"