Full spoilers follow for You Can See Everything, which is in theaters now.

“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” — The Usual Suspects

You Can See Everything is, deservedly, one of the most-talked-about films of the year, and is sailing past box office records for documentaries. The filmmaking itself is impressive, often surprising, and effective. But the movie’s staying power is as a social experiment about whether any of us truly know, care about, or communicate what’s “real” outside of our own interests. Truth exists on a spectrum in the world of this film, and it often feels like a game of narcissistic whack-a-mole.

We understand that co-directors Nathan Fielder (Nathan for You) and Lance Oppenheim (Primetime) haven’t delivered a definitive take on whether Elizabeth Holmes is a liar; according to the legal system and whistleblowers, she is, after her company Theranos was revealed to be, essentially, hawking a blood-testing machine that didn’t actually work. What the film is asking is whether Holmes understands that she is lying, or if she can discern the difference between what she wishes were so, and what is. It’s like crafting a “not guilty by reason of insanity” defense for fraud.

For years, pundits and armchair psychiatrists have speculated that Holmes has Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and sociopathic or psychopathic tendencies , though she has no public diagnosis. Yet, in You Can See Everything, there are moments where Holmes appears to be neurodivergent in a way that reframes her entire story.

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