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By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 05 Jan 2018

The impression one gets from this documentary is that these people at the top of the Obama Administration are very smart, well-spoken, literate…

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By Chris Barsanti (896) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 22 Nov 2017

The Final Year is a requiem for a future of hopeful realism that collapses on itself before even coming to fruition…

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for TheWrap (3,203) on 09 Nov 2017

Barker’s fly-on-the-wall approach eschews showy grandstanding and divisive biases…

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By Frank Scheck (1,741) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 09 Nov 2017

It’s the little moments that provide the most fascination…

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By Will Ashton (75) for The Playlist (3,871) on 09 Nov 2017

Through intimate access, personalized interviews and mostly sympathetic portrayals of select people inside the White House, Barker isn’t…

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By Scott Tobias (1,684) for Variety (12,700) on 09 Nov 2017

The Final Year clings to a precooked thesis about the Obama Doctrine that misses the behind-the-scenes drama and candor of superior political…

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By Stefan Pape (613) for HeyUGuys (1,461) on 31 Oct 2017

A poignant, profound feature, that has an overwhelming sense of futility prevalent throughout…

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By Jason Bailey (832) for Flavorwire (598) on 25 Sep 2017

At 89 briskly-paced minutes, 'The Final Year' skimps a bit on some topics, and has a tendency to portray POTUS 44 through rose-colored glasses…

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By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 13 Sep 2017

The compression required to fit a year as convulsive as 2016 into a 90-minute feature means we never stay on one point for very long, and that…

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By Alissa Wilkinson (499) for Vox (725) on 12 Sep 2017

The greatest thing about The Final Year, and the part that needs repeating over and over in our abrasive, attention-seeking political age,…

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