Call Me Miss Cleo (2022) is a documentary my wife and I watched on HBOMAX last night. The storyline follows the 1990s infomercial icon and what little information is available about her upbringing, rise up the psychic ranks, fall from grace and life through her final days.
This documentary is cocreated by Celia Aniskovich (Surviving Jeffrey Epstein) and Jennifer Brea (Unrest) and contains perspectives from celebrities Raven-Symoné (That's So Raven) and Debra Wilson (MADtv).
This series was fascinating from beginning to end. The Seattle art theatre interviews and background were insightful and her high school year book pictures were fun. It's impossible to not get nostalgic watching the commercials and hearing their background operations. However, while it was nice hearing her post life stories in interviews, it felt like they were a bunch of suckers still falling for her scams...though it made me smile that she found happiness. I do wish they were able to interview members of her immediate family or any children she may have had.
Overall, this is an entertaining documentary that leaves you wanting more. I would score this a 7/10 and strongly recommend it.