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‘The Madness’ Review: Colman Domingo Anchors Netflix’s Timely but Overstuffed Political Thriller
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scrn loglineColman Domingo anchors Netflix's timely but overstuffed political thriller 'The Madness,' a paranoid tale of shifting conspiracy theories in a charged modern landscape.Read the sourcebeat sheet- Colman Domingo delivers a powerhouse performance as the lead, elevating an otherwise uneven script that tries to tackle too many contemporary issues at once
- The film's ambitious scope, covering everything from government surveillance to QAnon-style misinformation, results in an overstuffed narrative that struggles to fully develop its many plot threads
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‘The Madness’ Review: Colman Domingo Anchors Netflix’s Timely but Overstuffed Political Thriller
The WrapStory by William Goodman
scrn logline
Colman Domingo anchors Netflix's timely but overstuffed political thriller 'The Madness,' a paranoid tale of shifting conspiracy theories in a charged modern landscape.
beat sheet
- Colman Domingo delivers a powerhouse performance as the lead, elevating an otherwise uneven script that tries to tackle too many contemporary issues at once
- The film's ambitious scope, covering everything from government surveillance to QAnon-style misinformation, results in an overstuffed narrative that struggles to fully develop its many plot threads