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Vice Is Broke
Directed by
Eddie Huang
Not Rated
2025
1h 42m
Documentary
6.2
60%
6.2
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Huang examines Vice's transformation from indie magazine to media behemoth, interviewing former contributors pivotal to its ascent and decline.
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Cast of Vice Is Broke
Eddie Huang
Self / Director / Producer
Dave 1
Self
Amy Kellner
Self
Jesse Pearson
Self
Lesley Arfin
Self
Gavin McInnes
Self
David Choe
Self
Santiago Stelley
Self
Justin Pichetrungsi
Self
Simon Ostrovsky
Self
Josh Ostrovsky
Self
Miles Skinner
Self
Taylor Lorenz
Self
Sasha Hecht
Self
Natashia Huang
Self / Production Consultant
Dr. Woo
Self
Nick Walker
Self
Shane Smith
Self (archive footage)
Eddy Moretti
Self (archive footage)
Suroosh Alvi
Self (archive footage)
Vice Is Broke Ratings & Reviews
Decider
John Serba
Vice is Broke is compelling, but ultimately a disappointment.
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
As he keeps reminding us, Eddie Huang has an ax to grind, which makes him not the most objective filmmaker in this case.
Film Threat
Kent Hill
Vice is Broke isn't the 'hit piece' of its maker assets. It's a valentine to the youth and the exuberance with which movements, literary or otherwise, ascend, make their mark, and then are heard from nevermore.
That Shelf
Adam Schoales
[Vice Is Broke] is by no means the most insightful documentary you'll see this year, but admittedly, it sure is a lot of fun.
Chicago Reader
Maxwell Rabb
What passes for inquiry here is closer to rough research. Vice Is Broke is momentarily compelling but hollow in the end, much like Vice when the hype inevitably died down.
Sunshine State Cineplex
Alan French
While there have been shows and movies looking to explore how corporate intrigue ruined interesting companies, Vice is Broke cannot provide many new wrinkles to the overarching story.
Nonfics (Substack)
Christopher Campbell
The most illuminating scene is actually a clip from the documentary Page One: Inside the New York Times.
RIOTUS
Julian Lytle
While I think the film was a bit too kind to McGinnis, and that might have more to do with my issues with how the term "punk" is used and how it can hide some hateful behaviors, Vice is Broke was an interesting and entertaining documentary.
The SS Ben Hecht
Stephen Silver
It's a very entertaining look back at an extremely colorful company, one that probably everyone involved in would probably admit has a powerful but mixed legacy.
RogerEbert.com
Brian Tallerico
Eddie Huang's 'Vice is Broke' illustrates the foundational problem with films made by people who are too close to their subject.
Mark Reviews Movies
Mark Dujsik
[I]t might have worked better without the filmmaker trying to put on an air of journalistic objectivity.
The Asian Cut
Lauren Hayataka
At its best, 'Vice Is Broke' shows the contradiction at Vice's core. For all its swagger about counterculture, Vice was built on something almost embarrassingly ordinary: the desire to belong.
New York Times
Sheri Linden
This documentary, like the upstart publication, fuses punk energy and polish.
AV Club
Tim Grierson
Vice Is Broke is largely a superficial once-over.
Screen Zealots
Louisa Moore
A briskly paced, well-crafted, chaotically comprehensive documentary for those interested in the history of digital journalism (and the downfall of Vice Media).
POV Magazine
Pat Mullen
The approach reflects the docu-tainment type of lifestyle television that Vice tried to emulate with a splash of hard news, but Huang shows that one can crib from these styles without cheapening the take.
Pajiba
Kayleigh Donaldson
Who better to tell the story of Vice than someone who was part of that life? Well, probably anyone else because at least they wouldn't be so wedded to their own fantasy of a toxic brand.
IndieWire
David Ehrlich
"Vice Is Broke" is by no means a great movie, but Huang's refusal to budge from the courage of his convictions makes this deeply personal documentary something even better than that: It's the movie that Vice deserves.
TheWrap
Chase Hutchinson
There was good work done by good people working in tough circumstances who were cut loose as the company chased nonsense and then kicked them to the curb. This film isn't the documentary they deserve, but it's maybe the one Vice does.
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