<em>Fahrenheit 11/9</em> Is Powerful at Times, Scattered at Others
Michael Moore’s new film takes aim at President Trump and establishment Democrats alike, but it only succeeds when the director turns the camera on his hometown.
by David Sims
Sep 19, 2018
3 minutes
Michael Moore’s new film, kicks things off with the kind of montage that should be banned from all documentaries, at least for the next few years: a recap of the 2016 presidential election. It’s something that plagues topical works such as , about Donald Trump’s former strategist; the upcoming Steve Bannon–focused film ; and even the Crooked Media podcast . Every potential viewer or listener can remember the broad strokes of the Trump-Clinton contest, and the surprise of that election night—they don’t need a cable-news-clip package
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