‘The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson’ Review: Marina Zenovich’s Doc About Murdered Cyclist Tells a Sad Story, Superficially

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 Documentarian Marina Zenovich has carved out a niche as a filmmaker gifted at taking celebrities and challenging their entrenched public images — not necessarily in an iconoclastic way, but in a way that says, “Here’s the story you think you know with enough complicating information to force you to contemplate, if not reconsider.” It can be a frustrating approach if you happen not to be convinced that reconsideration is worth the effort — see 2000’s four-hour Lance , about Lance Armstrong — but from Roman Polanski to the Duke Lacrosse scandal to her recent CNN doc on Chevy Chase , Zenovich has established a brand. Related Stories Movies 'Kill Me' Review: Charlie Day and Allison Williams in a Mental Health Murder Mystery That's More Bruising Than Satisfying Movies 'Wishful Thinking' Review: Maya Hawke and Lewis Pullman Conjure Fireworks in a Sharp and Playful High-Concept Romance The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson The Bottom Line Sad and poignant, but not very deep. Venue: SXSW Film Festival (Documentary Spotlight) Airdate: Friday, April 3 Director: Marina Zenovich 1 hour 37 minutes Watching Zenovich’s The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson , premiering at SXSW ahead of a Netflix launch in April, it becomes unavoidably clear that Zenovich is much less effective when it comes to finding similar depth in a story people might not know. Boasting a million-dollar smile and an increasingly impressive pile of cycling accolades, Moriah Wilson seemed to be on the verge of a national profile when she was murdered in 2022 in Austin, Texas. The story earned headlines because of the sensationalism of its deadly love triangle, but when Lifetime adapted it as a quickie TV movie in 2024, the title — Yoga Teacher Killer: The Kaitlin Armstrong S...