Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
The spectacular rise and scandalous fall of hot-yoga evangelist Bikram Choudhury is chronicled through archival footage and extensive insider interviews.
A solid true-crime documentary that chronicles Bikram Choudhury's rise and fall through compelling insider interviews and archival footage. The subject matter is genuinely disturbing and the film handles the victims' testimonies with care. However, cinematography is fairly standard documentary fare with talking heads and archival clips, nothing visually distinctive. The narrative arc follows a familiar rise-and-fall structure common to the genre, keeping Novelty moderate. Acting is not applicable in a traditional sense but interview subjects are candid and effective. The ending feels somewhat open-ended given the ongoing legal proceedings at the time of release, which limits its satisfying resolution.