And, Scene: <em>Weiner</em>
<em>The Atlantic</em> looks back at key cinematic moments in 2016, this time Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg’s documentary about the titular, doomed politician.
by David Sims
Dec 28, 2016
3 minutes
Over the next two weeks, The Atlantic will delve into some of the most interesting films of the year by examining a single, noteworthy moment and unpacking what it says about 2016. Today: Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg’s Weiner. (The whole “And, Scene” series will appear here.)
It’s hardly hyperbole to say Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg’s documentary is the most significant movie of 2016, though perhaps not in the way its filmmakers intended. When it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival ahead of a May theatrical release, had a quasi-redemptive angle to it, a sorttransformed from a fascinating sideshow into a horror film.
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