Review of Best of Enemies (2015) by Steve J — 07 Jun 2015

Fabulous documentary. Story of a battle of wits, and cultures, superbly put together.

This review of Best of Enemies (2015) was written by Steve J on 07 Jun 2015.

Best of Enemies has generally received very positive reviews.

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This is where it started. This subject of this documentary, is the genesis of how we cover politics today…

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If even these two witty, well-educated, well-mannered men of letters couldn't keep their on-air interactions from degenerating into cheap shots…

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By John B (4,244) on 16 Feb 2016

This documentary on the Buckley-Vidal debates is very compelling television but it suffers from not showing more of what it is documenting…

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