Martha (2024 film)

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Martha
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Directed by R. J. Cutler
Produced byJane Cha Cutler
Alina Cho
R. J. Cutler
Trevor Smith
Austin Wilkin
Starring Martha Stewart
CinematographyBill Winters
Edited by Lindsay Utz
Doyle Esch
Music by Colin Stetson
Distributed by Netflix
Running time
115 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Martha is a 2024 American documentary film which explores the life of Martha Stewart. It is produced and directed by R. J. Cutler. The film debuted on Netflix on October 30, 2024. [1] [2]

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Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 89% of 36 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.9/10.The website's consensus reads: "Glossy like a Martha Stewart cookbook and just as pleasurable to parse, R.J. Cutler's documentary offers as intimate a glimpse into one of America's most enduring icons as fans could hope for." [3] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 71 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [4]

Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote, "Martha tells a transfixing story, and part of what makes the film so compelling is the way Cutler spins Stewart's biography into a meditation on The Meaning of Martha. The film hails her as 'the first influencer,' and that feels right if you add that the world of 'influencing' is essentially a sponsor-driven grand illusion. It certainly was for Stewart, who created and marketed the idea of a high-powered homemaker for women who no longer wanted to be homemakers." [5]

Stewart herself had some scalding things to say about it, as well as a few positive ones in an interview she gave to the New York Times , including: "Those last scenes with me looking like a lonely old lady walking hunched over in the garden? Boy, I told him to get rid of those. And he refused. I hate those last scenes. Hate them." She also called the movie's second half "a bit lazy". Then on the favorable side, she said, "I love the first half of the documentary. It gets into things that many people don’t know anything about, which is what I like about it." [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Squires, Bethy (2024-10-10). "A Martha Stewart Documentary: It's a Good Thing". Vulture. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  2. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (2024-10-10). "Martha Stewart Dishes on "Cookie-Cutter Life," Insider Trading Scandal in 'Martha' Netflix Documentary Trailer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  3. ↑ "Martha". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  4. ↑ "Martha". Metacritic . Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  5. ↑ Gleiberman, Owen (2024-10-30). "'Martha' Review: R.J. Cutler's Splendid Documentary Taps Into Everything We Love, and Don't, About Martha Stewart". Variety . Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  6. ↑ Barnes, Brooks (October 30, 2024). "Martha Stewart Gives Netflix's 'Martha' a Scalding Review". The New York Times . Retrieved 14 November 2024.


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