Chimp Crazy review – like Tiger King for apes … but way more bleak | Television
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‘Better Man’ review: All hail Robbie Williams, a chimp for all seasons
Cheers to Robbie Williams. The English singer-songwriter who made the leap from boy band to tabloid target to record-breaking solo artist has delivered once again. Better Man is a biopic….
Tonka’s life after ’Chimp Crazy’: Vegan food, painting and lots of sex
After being cloistered in a basement cage for nearly a year, Tonka just wanted to be outside. Though caretakers had set up a cozy space filled with hammocks and blankets….
‘Chimp Crazy’ finale on HBO Max exposes cruelty of primate pets
The popular new HBO Max docuseries “Chimp Crazy” airs its season finale Sunday night. From the creator of Netflix’s “Tiger King,” this four-part project has over the past month slowly….
‘Chimp Crazy’: What legal issues could Tonia Haddix face?
The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. That’s the oath Tonia Haddix swore to uphold in January 2022, when she logged into a Zoom court hearing to….
Watching new ‘Chimp Crazy’ episode on HBO Max may make monkey pets seem cool
Americans are bombarded with images of primates in the media. Millions double-tap photos of spider monkeys dressed in doll clothes on Instagram, chuckle at a chimpanzee’s antics in a “One….
‘Chimp Crazy’ Is Delivering on ‘Crazy’
After watching the first episode, I very generously labeled Eric Goode’s new show, Chimp Crazy, as a tragedy. I wrote about the documentary subject, Tonia Haddix, as a woman who….
‘Chimp Crazy’ documentary director on Tonia, Tonka and his critics
The filmmaker expected his subject to be angry. To cry or scream, curse him out. He had, after all, betrayed her. For two years, Eric Goode, the producer behind the….
‘Chimp Crazy’ review: A disturbing argument against primate ownership
One of the first television shows I can remember seeing was “The Hathaways,” an early ’60s sitcom, starring Peggy Cass and Jack Weston, about a suburban couple and their three….
HBO Docuseries Chimp Crazy Hailed as the New Tiger King
The Tiger King may have been dethroned, with a new docuseries from HBO telling another bonkers story about owning potentially dangerous exotic animals debuting with a perfect 100% on Rotten….