I'm Going to Tell You a Secret

Todd: And here we are. The end. I will miss Cinemadonna.


 * Clips of Desperately Seeking Susan, Bloodhounds of Broadway, Swept Away, Shanghai Surprise, Blue in the Face, Arthur and the Invisibles, W.E., and ending with trailer for I'm Going to Tell You a Secret

Todd (VO): And after going through awful movie after awful movie of Madonna being shitty in all facets—shitty lead, shitty love interest, shitty cameos, shitty voice acting, shitty producer, and finally shitty director—it only fit to end away from the world of fiction and go back to watching Madonna do the thing she was actually good at.

Todd: Being famous. I'm sorry, I meant music. Performing music.

Todd (VO): Which brings us to the final movie we will cover in this series, I'm Going to Tell You a Secret: a documentary film shot during Madonna's Re-Invention Tour in 2004. Of course...

Todd: ...we already have a Madonna tour documentary.


 * Clip of...

Todd (VO): That was called Truth or Dare, and it still casts a huge shadow over the Madonna mythology. At the time, it was the highest-grossing documentary ever, and it's still way up there, even without adjusting for inflation.

Todd: It specifically casts a huge shadow over this new documentary.

Todd (VO): Truth or Dare captured one of the most famous entertainers of all time at the peak of her stardom. What could another one add?

Todd: Well, a lot.

Todd (VO): Because Madonna in 2004 is a lot different from Madonna in 1991. It's not like she stopped after Truth or Dare; she continued to cement her place as one of the all-time most significant artists in pop culture. Truth or Dare captured Madonna the superstar, but...

Todd: ...I'm Going to Tell You a Secret would capture Madonna the legend. [Beat] In theory.

Cinemadonna intro

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