Review of Citizenfour (2014) by A.o. Scott for New York Times — 22 Oct 2014
Cinema, even in the service of journalism, is always more than reporting, and focusing on what Ms. Poitras’s film is about risks ignoring what it is. It’s a tense and frightening thriller that blends the brisk globe-trotting of the “Bourne” movies with the spooky, atmospheric effects of a Japanese horror film.
And it is also a primal political fable for the digital age, a real-time tableau of the confrontation between the individual and the state.
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This review of Citizenfour (2014) was written by A.o. Scott and published by New York Times on 22 Oct 2014.
Citizenfour has generally received very positive reviews.
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