A forensic psychiatrist known for her controversial views on serial killers and the death penalty, Lewis is an absorbing subject.

| Dec 30, 2020

Focusing on Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis, a rebel psychiatrist who believed in multiple personality disorder long before her colleagues did. The videos of her interviewing mass murderers are riveting.

| Dec 30, 2020

It's a fascinating idea, enhanced by some hair-raising interview footage that could make the most skeptical mind question whether there might be something to Lewis' theories.

| Original Score: B- | Dec 16, 2020

An urgent, compelling lateral biography of octogenarian forensic psychiatrist Dr Dorothy Otnow Lewis and the many interviews she conducted with murderers.

| Dec 2, 2020

The prolific Mr. Gibney makes art out of the most unlikely subjects, and in Crazy, Not Insane his expressionist's inclinations are given full rein.

| Nov 20, 2020

It's the names of the murderers that draw us as opposed to the doctor who spoke with them... But filmmaker Alex Gibney is careful to centralize Lewis and her work, creating a fascinating portrait in personality contrasts.

| Nov 19, 2020

While the documentary might not convince those who prefer a black-and-white picture of crime and justice, for anybody with an open mind, it'll definitely make you think.

| Nov 18, 2020

A half-portrait, half-investigation about [Dr. Lewis'] work, addressed with infectious curiosity by director Alex Gibney.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 18, 2020

Dr. Lewis is clearly sharp... and the movie makes you want to read her work, not stick with Gibney's overview.

| Nov 18, 2020

You may not agree with everything Dorothy Lewis says in "Crazy, Not Insane," but you come out of the movie alive to the place where evil and insanity meet and then fall back apart.

| Sep 12, 2020

While the film might have felt more focused if not superfluously tarted up with visual embellishment, nevertheless it will make a fascinating watch...

| Sep 11, 2020

An urgent film, it's filled with chilling detail and propelled by clear-eyed compassion.

| Sep 11, 2020