Documentary Review: Call Me Alex Gives Us a Glimpse but Not the Whole Story

The new Hulu documentary Call Her Alex offers a polished look into the rise of Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper, but don’t expect it to answer all the questions fans have been asking since the infamous breakup between Alex and cohost Sofia Franklyn.

If you’re not familiar, Call Her Daddy started as a raw, raunchy podcast hosted by two 20-somethings navigating dating, sex, and the digital spotlight. Launched through Barstool Sports, it quickly blew up, becoming a pop culture force. But when the cohosts split, drama ensued. In Call Her Alex, Cooper mentions she accepted “the deal of a lifetime” to stay with Barstool, while Sofia didn’t want to. That’s it. No deep dive, no breakdown, just a vague comment that “our relationship was awful.” If you were hoping for the full story behind that fallout, you won’t get it here in fact you might be left hanging.

But where the doc does go deep is somewhere entirely unexpected and honestly, far more powerful.

The most striking part of Call Her Alex isn’t her transformation from soccer player to podcast star. It’s her time as a Division I athlete at Boston University. Cooper shares how her work ethic earned her a full-ride to BU’s women’s soccer program, but by sophomore year, things took a disturbing turn with her coach.

Cooper details allegations of sexual harassment, painting a chilling picture of inappropriate questions, physical boundary-crossing, and retaliation like being benched for a game for dating. Former teammates echo these concerns, sharing how the coach seemed obsessed with Cooper, and how the program fostered a culture of silence. Cooper’s mom even kept a written log of complaints and yet Boston University, when confronted, allegedly tried to bury it all.

These revelations are hard to watch, and they should be. Female athletes deal with this kind of toxic power dynamic far too often, and Cooper doesn’t shy away from showing the emotional toll. In one of the doc’s most emotional scenes, she returns to the Boston soccer field and you can see it still haunts her. That pain is raw, real, and unforgettable.

The documentary offers commentary from people like Gale King and Cooper’s parents. Call Her Alex also shows the behind the scenes of Cooper’s first in person tour to meet with fans and how she prepped for being live on stage. Also discussed is her marriage to partner Matt Kaplan who is shown occasionally throughout the documentary.

While Hulu’s Call Her Alex doesn’t give us the tea we may have wanted, it gives something arguably more important—a spotlight on what it means to be a young woman trying to succeed in a system that often doesn’t protect you. It’s uncomfortable. It’s brave. And it’s very much worth watching.

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