Wednesday, March 15, 2017

SXSW 2017: 'Bill Nye: Science Guy' Review


Let me start by saying this: I've never been a big Bill Nye guy. I didn't watch his show as a kid, and I find his shtick to be awfully tiresome. Still, I was willing to give the man a fair hearing, which is where the documentary Bill Nye: Science Guy comes in. The movie is a pretty affectionate portrait, and it does a good job showing what he's fighting against it: bozos who deny climate change and think humans lived side-by-side with dinosaurs. I think Science Guy missteps too often, though, which I explain in my Screen International review.