Tag: election

The Party's OverP
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November 3, 2020

P.S.H. I Love You: “The Party’s Over” captures election-era anxiety

The sequel to 1992's The Last Party sees Philip Seymour Hoffman reflects the polarized politics of 2020 through the 2000 race.
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October 21, 2020

“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” is not great success, but still very nice

Sacha Baron Cohen returns to mess with America once again, but finds it hard to troll a populace that's already trolling themselves.
Agents of Chaos&
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September 26, 2020

“Agents of Chaos” digs up the Russian troll farms that decided 2016

Alex Gibney's latest work of docu-journalism details the misinformation campaigns holding our social media (and sense of trust in institutions) hostage.
Hamtramck, USAS
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March 24, 2020

SXSW: “Hamtramck, USA” Tests the Great American Melting Pot

America's first Muslim-majority city learns the limits (and victories) of multiculturalism.
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April 12, 2019

Doc10: AOC Gets the Star Treatment in the Inspirational “Knock Down the House”

Following the budding political careers of Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and others, Rachel Lears presents a frequently-exciting doc about their rise to power.
The BrinkT
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April 3, 2019

The Brink Review: Steve Bannon Doc Embraces Its Subject’s Moral Decay

Alison Klayman delves deep into the disturbing nihilism of the Breitbart figure in this occasionally uneven, but compelling documentary.
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November 16, 2018

The Front Runner Review: Hugh Jackman’s Misguided Political Drama Stumbles Across the Finish Line

Despite a stellar cast and some good intentions, Jason Reitman’s political drama about the rise of the tabloid age does a little too much finger-wagging..