“Icarus” sucks you into the elaborate and dangerous web of scandal that shook the international sports community to its core.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 22, 2022

...what he winds up discovering after speaking with a Russian doctor completely changes the purpose of the doc turning Icarus into a powerful, political thriller...

| Feb 3, 2022

The result is this nearly 90-minute film that chronicles Russia's extensive history with doping and Rodchenkov's fight for his life after he blows the whistle on the country's bad practices.

| Dec 29, 2021

Again and again, the film shifts its center, its premise and even its aesthetics, like a beautiful bicycle with patched wheels that only prays to reach the goal. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/10 | Jan 9, 2021

Because the doc kicks into high gear when Rodchenkov enters the picture -- and because Rodchenkov is such a fascinating subject -- one is inclined to forgive Fogel for his false start of a beginning.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 18, 2018

The film knows when to abandon this storyline in favor of a far grander and impactful narrative.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 10, 2018

This documentary takes this to a whole other level. It's fascinating.

| Sep 7, 2018

The entire film is gripping, giving the audience no-holds-barred access to the biggest sporting controversy of the century, as well as pulling back the newly re-erected iron curtain ever so slightly to see the inner workings of the Kremlin.

| May 9, 2018

This is fascinating, scary stuff, not the least of which is the bald-faced lies told all around that are delivered as fact. Icarus is the perfect fable for our time.

| Mar 27, 2018

With extra visual support and an interesting contribution from Rodchenkov himself... Icarus is a work that should resonate. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 13, 2018

Informative and eyeopening topical documentary on the Russian doping scandal in cycling that then stumbles onto an international Olympic scandal also involving the Russians.

| Original Score: B | Mar 13, 2018

Perfectly illustrative of the serendipitous nature of documentary filmmaking as it pivots from a personal investigation of doping in sports into a thriller with global geopolitical ramifications.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 28, 2018

Full of insights into the practice and politics of sport, many of them gained almost accidentally, Icarus is a multi-layered and compelling piece of work.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 14, 2018

U.S. intelligence concluded Russia hacked the election in retaliation for our part in the unveiling of its doping program. In other words, because of what's revealed in this film. The Russia investigation, as it turns out, is playing on Netflix right now.

| Jan 31, 2018

... the framework in which the athletes seem mere pieces of a game of chess between the great powers, rather than individuals who want to overcome, continues to be worrisome in this great documentary. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jan 22, 2018

Though Icarus doesn't spend much time discussing the ethics of doping, it's one of the most complete accounts of how this scandal came to light. It's also a fascinating one.

| Dec 19, 2017

Icarus is a frighteningly relevant movie that may go a long way toward explaining the danger of any state propaganda machine, whether it targets medals or more.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 9, 2017

There's an inescapable sense of loss in the film, mainly because the people involved have been fighting for such a long time.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 6, 2017

The near two minutes of "where are they now" title cards that conclude the movie have more ripe drama in them than Fogle's doping experiment, which takes up far too much of the runtime...

| Original Score: C- | Sep 2, 2017

If you want insight into cheating in sports and the complicated reasons why it happens over and over, Icarus will open your eyes as never before. It is essential viewing for anyone interested in athletics or competitive sports of any type.

| Aug 29, 2017