‘Manhood’ Review: Documentary Takes a Graphic, Compassionate Look at the Wild World of Penile Enhancement

Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text Daniel Lombroso’s new documentary Manhood features the tantalizing subhead, “Inside the secret booming world of penile enhancement,” and while a full review will follow, I think most readers will have three primary questions. 1. Is Manhood coy regarding its depiction of its subject matter or is it brazen? Manhood The Bottom Line Very gnarly and admirably non-judgmental. Venue: SXSW Film Festival (Documentary Spotlight) Director: Daniel Lombroso 1 hour 31 minutes Manhood is not coy. Manhood contains a whole lot of dicks. Manhood is not a documentary that you should ever consider watching on an airplane or with elderly conservative relatives. I would say it’s a bad movie to see on a first date, but I don’t know you or your taste in significant others. It’s absolutely a movie that Travis Bickle would go to on a first date, if that helps. Oh and probably it’s not a good movie to watch while eating — not because penises are necessarily good or bad accompaniments for a meal, but because enhancement means surgery and surgery means needles and surgery means botched surgery. Related Stories Movies 'Ready or Not 2: Here I Come' Review: Samara Weaving and Sarah Michelle Gellar in a Sequel That Can't Quite Conjure the Original's Dark Magic Movies 'The Sun Never Sets' Review: Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson Bring Warm Chemistry to Joe Swanberg's Wishy-Washy Romantic Dramedy 2. Is Manhood ‘s approach to its subject matter earnest or is it jokey? There are places in Manhood that will make you laugh, sometimes nervously and sometimes unabashedly, and you will probably find yourself laughing at some of the people in the documentary, because you are mean. The film is not opposed to the occasional piece of puerile humor, like introducing the Dallas ...