Documentary director-producer Matt Wolf talks candidly about tackling the magic and mystery of the iconic entertainer and his ...

Paul Reubens, who starred in the film "Pee-wee’s Big Adventure" and on the TV series “Pee-wee’s Playhouse," died in 2023 ...

The two-part HBO documentary Pee-wee as Himself (on Crave in Canda), directed by Matt Wolf, is an incredibly fascinating exploration of the life of Paul Reubens, who created Pee-wee Herman.

Though the line between director and subject was fixed, Wolf nonetheless considered Reubens a collaborator. But the question of just how much Reubens was to contribute added to the strain.

Though the line between director and subject was fixed, Wolf nonetheless considered Reubens a collaborator. But the question of just how much Reubens was to contribute added to the strain.

A review of Pee-Wee as Himself, a documentary by Matt Wolf, premiering on Crave and HBO Max on Friday, May 23, 2025.

Pee-wee as Himself,' a two-part documentary directed by Matt Wolf premiering Friday on HBO, supplies a vivid portrait of Paul ...

Matt Wolf's documentary "Pee-wee as Himself" follows the life of Paul Reubens, who came to resent the fame of his own ...

His friends and colleagues told him it would lack perspective. He sounds iffy as to whether ... “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure,” Tim Burton’s first feature as a director, was a big hit, yet Reubens thought ...

the battle is clear between subject and director. Reubens sits before a camera, looking straight down the lens, and speaking to his annoyance that his perspective may not be the dominant one in ...