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Related: About this forumWeiner trailer. Movie out this weekend; ooops Sundance Review: best political doc ever
The reviews are in, and a film retelling the story of former New York Rep. Anthony Weiners 2013 mayoral campaign has been called extraordinary, witty, and one of the most provocative political documentaries out there.
The documentary, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, has received mostly positive reviews for its intimate portrait of Weiners marriage to Huma Abedin, a longtime top aide to Hillary Clinton, as well as its critique of the medias handling of Weiners scandals.
Stephen Holden of the New York Times wrote, This cringe-inducing portrait of an arrogant politicians self-immolation, like the follies of Gary Hart, John Edwards, Bill Clinton and Eliot Spitzer, shows that even at the risk of career suicide, the penis will not be denied,
"Weiner" is currently registering a 90 percent rating on review site Rotten Tomatoes.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/anthony-weiner-movie-reviews-223440#ixzz49PsUOeHw
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Weiner trailer. Movie out this weekend; ooops Sundance Review: best political doc ever (Original Post)
magical thyme
May 2016
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djean111
(14,255 posts)1. Maybe Anthony is looking forward to an appointment as roving ambassador for
Fruit of the Loom and Hanes.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)2. I think he 'owns' his scandal.
gordianot
(15,238 posts)3. Who knows being a politician who is an exibitionist might might work....
...without direct physical human contact might work in 2016?
zebonaut
(3,688 posts)4. In France; an underwear bulge is one big Yawn.