This is one of the best documentaries you'll see this year.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Feb 15, 2021

Like a lot of recent documentaries about the overdue reckoning for sexual predators in positions of power, "Athlete A" is a reminder that the rot is sometimes within the system itself, not just within the criminals it benefits.

| Jul 13, 2020

What's striking about the film's tone is its redemptive warmth. Though the details are chilling, it's as if a cathartic space has been opened for these girls and their families to explain what they went through.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 29, 2020

With a mere 103-minute running time, many viewers may find themselves wanting more.

| Jun 29, 2020

There's a lot here, but "Athlete A" handles its material lithely, moving smoothly between Nassar's survivors, the journalists who broke the story and the big picture of gold medals, Summer Games and national pride.

| Original Score: B+ | Jun 27, 2020

Above all, though, it makes you wonder about men and power - does it corrupt, or do the corrupt seek it for further gratification of their desires? And why are they so willing to protect each other, however high the toll of misery paid by their victims.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 26, 2020

After "Athlete A," you may never again watch America's pursuit for gold with quite the same enthusiasm.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 25, 2020

[A] devastating indictment of the culture of mental and physical abuse that flourished for years at U.S. Gymnastics.

| Jun 25, 2020

There are moments in Athlete A that will make you gasp at the brazen brutality of Nassar's crimes. Yet it never feels prurient or sensationalized.

| Jun 25, 2020

A wrenching account of the 2016 USA Gymnastics scandal and the assaults of staff doctor Larry Nassar on hundreds of girls and young women.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 24, 2020

Directors Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk show us the story of the predatory monster, the brave survivors, and the heroic reporters of The Indianapolis Star. But they want us to see more.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 24, 2020

Though it focuses on one main perpetrator, the film adeptly juggles various moving parts, such as the ruthless nature of training and the aftermath of speaking out.

| Jun 24, 2020

Athlete A mixes familiar archival footage with new testimonials in a conventional manner, all while differentiating itself from its non-fiction predecessor in fundamental ways...

| Jun 24, 2020

Through even-handed reporting and a series of emotional first-person accounts, "Athlete A" excavates one of modern sports' most horrific abusers and systems.

| Original Score: A- | Jun 23, 2020

It's a terrific journalism movie, but it's also a story of young women who persevered and found justice against the odds.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jun 22, 2020

[A] disturbing and illuminating documentary...

| Jun 20, 2020

Athlete A is a devastating challenge to how a civilised society can call this win-at-all-costs Soviet-styled model a 'sport' - because those girls never had a chance.

| Jun 18, 2020

There's a lot more ground to cover, but this is a strong start.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 15, 2020

A measured if still-maddening look into the 2016 USA Gymnastics scandal...

| Original Score: A- | Jun 13, 2020