‘Allen V. Farrow’ Digs Deep Into A Tale Of Celebrity, Power And Silence

My first thought, when I heard about HBO’s docuseries Allen v. Farrow, was that this moment was inevitable.

We are, in this current cultural moment, slogging through a long overdue re-examination of past pop culture scandals, reassessing them with fresh sensibilities. After learning tough lessons on the structural nature of racism and sexism — and the ability of powerful, charismatic celebrities to shape their own narrative and avoid consequences — journalists have returned to the stories of Bill Cosby, R. Kelly, Harvey Weinstein and Britney Spears with new, sharper insights.

So it only makes sense that this project would come along now to tackle one of the weightiest scandals in Hollywood: allegations that Woody Allen, one of the most celebrated film directors/writers/performers of his generation, molested his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow when she was seven years old in 1992.