‘Weiner’ and ‘The Other Side’: When Documentaries Have Cringe Appeal

The crowning moment of Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg’s Weiner comes courtesy of MSNBC. Anthony Weiner, flailing in the second wave of sexting revelations that utterly ruined his campaign for the mayoralty of New York City, went on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell for his final interview before the election. Their conversation will live on in in…