Nuclear Now

Name: Nuclear Now
Genre: Documentary
Released: April 28, 2023
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 62

2023

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Abramorama | Release Date: April 28, 2023 | Not Rated

Summary: As fossil fuels cook the planet, the world is finally forced to confront a massive disinformation campaign about humanity’s cleanest, safest, and fastest energy source – nuclear energy. Beneath our feet, Uranium atoms in the Earth's crust hold incredibly concentrated energy. Science unlocked this energy in the mid-20th century, first forAs fossil fuels cook the planet, the world is finally forced to confront a massive disinformation campaign about humanity’s cleanest, safest, and fastest energy source – nuclear energy. Beneath our feet, Uranium atoms in the Earth's crust hold incredibly concentrated energy. Science unlocked this energy in the mid-20th century, first for bombs and then to power submarines, and the United States led the effort to generate electricity from this new source. Yet in the mid-20th century as societies began the transition to nuclear power and away from fossil fuels, a long-term PR campaign to scare the public began, funded in part by coal and oil interests. This campaign would sow fear about harmless low-level radiation and create confusion between nuclear weapons and nuclear power. With unprecedented access to the nuclear industry in France, Russia, and the United States, director Oliver Stone explores the possibility for the global community to overcome the challenges of climate change and energy poverty to reach a brighter future through the power of nuclear energy.… Expand

Director: Oliver Stone

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 105 min

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Owen Gleiberman

Apr 27, 2023

The case it makes for nuclear power is sober, grounded, journalistic. But don’t take my word for it — seek the movie out. It demands and deserves to be seen. Read full review

Brandon Yu

Apr 27, 2023

The film’s aversion to formal or rhetorical bombast as it discusses scientists’ hopes for a better future is its own balm. We’re staring down catastrophe, Stone explains matter-of-factly, but our greatest tool is already in our grasp. Read full review

Carlos Aguilar

Apr 27, 2023

Even if the vehicle to deliver it is dull, Stone’s pursuit to disseminate a hopeful take in the face of the current apocalyptic prognosis for our collective existence remains commendable. Read full review

Robert Abele

Apr 27, 2023

It can feel more like an audio/visual presentation for a decarbonization conference than an impassioned, artful work building its message to a fever pitch. Read full review

Daniel Fienberg

Apr 27, 2023

If Nuclear galvanizes a handful of people and even convinces a few more around nuclear power issues, good for Stone. But the movie itself is barely a filmed TED Talk. Read full review

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Seat7A

May 2, 2023

A supremely cogent examination of why nuclear power is the only practical alternative to climate change.

Oliver Stone confronts the misconceptions about nuclear waste, radiation, exposure and reactor meltdowns and shows why nuclear power is, by an order of magnitude, the safest form ofA supremely cogent examination of why nuclear power is the only practical alternative to climate change.

Oliver Stone confronts the misconceptions about nuclear waste, radiation, exposure and reactor meltdowns and shows why nuclear power is, by an order of magnitude, the safest form of electricity generation. He catalogs how a combination of oil and coal companies, self-serving politicians, celebrities, and environmental pressure groups in the 70s and 80s pulled the rug out from under a promising source of carbon free electricity. But this is not the usual Oliver Stone conspiracy story. He offers a hopeful and optimistic view of a potential future where the threat of climate change is gone because society fundamentally shifts its attitude toward nuclear power.

Politician, student, concerned citizen, environmentalist or nuclear skeptic, if you’re concerned about climate change Stone’s documentary will give you hope. “Nuclear Now” stands as an equally powerful and definitive answer to the threats catalogued in Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth”, which elevated global awareness of this existential threat.… Expand

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Chrisabraham

Jun 24, 2023

I recently watched an interview with Oliver Stone on Breaking Points, and it piqued my interest enough to pay $3.99 to watch his movie on Amazon Prime Video. I am even considering purchasing it for $12. The movie is available on various platforms, including YouTube. It adopts a sober,I recently watched an interview with Oliver Stone on Breaking Points, and it piqued my interest enough to pay $3.99 to watch his movie on Amazon Prime Video. I am even considering purchasing it for $12. The movie is available on various platforms, including YouTube. It adopts a sober, somber, educational, and calm tone. It is highly informative and makes an effort not to denigrate other forms of energy. Instead, it highlights how there has been a lot of misinformation about nuclear power, and how many people are confused, believing that nuclear power is more dangerous than coal, gas, pollution, climate change, or oil. This is not the case, as is evident even in the events of Chernobyl or Fukushima. The movie presents its case persuasively, seeking your support without being overbearing or aggressive. I urge everyone to support this film and Oliver Stone for his courage and for epitomizing the true essence of a heterodox hero.… Expand

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