O.J.: Made in America (in parts)

Part by part thoughts, many of which will likely end up in my formal review.

Part 1: It seems like the main intent of O.J.: Made in America is deflation, an exposé of the culture and society of the times even while O.J.'s rise goes higher and higher. The opening of O.J. in prison is crucial to sustain the opening, almost celebratory section that would fit into a standard sports doc, which is then crushed by the subsequent section on LA in the 1960s.

Part 2: The Rodney King and Harlins sections are among the most powerful stretches of films I've seen this year. I'm so impressed how they manage to prolong the LA sections until right before the viewer wants to get back to OJ; it's a wonderful juggling act that Edelman and co. pull off perfectly.