By now the circumstances of Robin Williams’s death are settled fact. He didn’t kill himself because of addiction or depression, though he’d made stops at those way stations in the past. He put an end to his rich, joyous life because he was suffering, hideously and terminally, from diffuse Lewy body dementia, a rare and incurable degenerative disease that ravages both body and brain. Tylor Norwood’s “Robin’s Wish,” a documentary streaming on digital platforms and VOD, examines the nature and impact of the disease in useful, if harrowing detail. The film also offers a portrait in unfathomable courage.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 27, 2020 22:52 UTC