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‘The Visit’ is an Inconsistent Documentary of Our First Contact With an Alien

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Christopher Campbell
Oct 06, 2015
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The Visit introduces itself via title card as “a simulation.” While its central scenario is fake, all of the people interviewed within the film are real and speaking from legitimate expertise — which the title cards also make sure to point out. It’s been a while since a movie made such a succinct statement on how a documentary can be considered a docume…

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