Review: ‘Melania’ is a gaudy portrait of the First Lady

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Original Load Date Feb. 9, 2026, 8:01 a.m.
Last Updated Feb. 9, 2026, 8:01 a.m.
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Light glimmers off the First Lady’s black, pointed stiletto as security shuts the door of her Cadillac — a moment in “Melania” that tells you everything the documentary wants you to know about itself. I was immediately transported into a bizarro pocket dimension: a sparsely populated auditorium alm...