Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
Netflix | Release Date: June 23, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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83
The Film StageJohn FinkJun 15, 2017
Knappenberger crafts a compelling and infuriating tale of big money flouting freedom of speech in an era where freedom of speech (thanks in part to social media) has become more democratized and, perhaps, more dangerous than ever. Read full review
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VarietyOwen GleibermanJun 27, 2017
What the film offers is evidence of a pattern, the shadows of a disturbing trend that add up to a warning: If we, as a society, don’t push back against the chipping away of the freedom of information, it’s only going to get worse, until it eats us alive. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter BradshawJun 15, 2017
This documentary is an invigorating, disturbing portrait of the arrogance and sinister self-importance of rich people, bullying politicians and their battalions of lawyers. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubSean O'NealJun 21, 2017
It’s a subject that should appeal to anyone who doesn’t wield the words “the media” as an insult. Read full review
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Movie NationRoger MooreJun 20, 2017
Nobody Speak is a little unbalanced, and top-heavy, thanks to the overwhelming focus on the more murky Gawker trial. Read full review
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ConsequenceDominick Suzanne-MayerJun 15, 2017
While the connections Knappenberger draws between private and government corruption are sometimes belabored, they’re also accurate, and a stark reminder of the increasing popularity of “bought” news. Read full review
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VoxAlissa WilkinsonJun 29, 2017
In Trump’s America, most people watching Netflix already have their minds made up about journalists — they may trust them, or they may think they’re the scum of the earth. Nobody Speak is a stirring argument that could sway some of the undecided viewers. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesJeffrey FleishmanJun 22, 2017
Nobody Speak drifts at times and lacks sweep and historical perspective. But it is a troubling foreshadowing of things to come if journalists are threatened, sidelined or attacked by powerful institutions and people more concerned with their own interests than what’s best for the country or communities. Read full review
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TheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanJun 20, 2017
Brian Knappenberger’s urgent new documentary Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press is the sort of movie that impacts your viewpoint long after it ends. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeJun 15, 2017
The issues it addresses are of massive importance. Read full review
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IndieWireMichael NordineJun 22, 2017
A film about the vital importance of speaking truth to power needn’t be so concerned with dressing up its own frightful truths, but Nobody Speak still compels as an opening statement on journalism’s dubious future. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoJun 23, 2017
It has the feel of a late-night conversation at a college party, full of good ideas but lacking focus. Read full review
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Village VoiceSerena DonadoniAug 10, 2017
There’s no self-reflexive media criticism in Nobody Speak, only the simple plea for Americans to resolutely support journalism, in both principle and practice. Read full review
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The New York TimesBen KenigsbergJun 22, 2017
Just because Nobody Speak has a timely message doesn’t make it an ideal messenger. Read full review
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