Our Nixon
Cinedigm Entertainment Group | Release Date: August 30, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
The PlaylistKatie WalshJul 18, 2013
An illuminating and often hilarious portrayal of the man and his myth, and those who surrounded him. Read full review
80
The New YorkerDavid DenbySep 6, 2013
Watergate has never really gone away for those of us who lived through it, and, in Penny Lane's Our Nixon, a shrewdly edited collection of news footage and "home movies" taken by members of the Nixon White House staff, there they are again, our familiars. [9 Sept.2013, p.91]
80
Time OutJoshua RothkopfAug 27, 2013
Having a backstage view of the momentous trip to China adds color, but the real takeaway here is a tone of dawning tragedy, sourness sneaking into even the most innocuous of visual records. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesStaff [Not Credited]Jul 18, 2013
It's a haunting, thoroughly evocative ride. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerSep 6, 2013
We get to see film of daughter Tricia’s wedding (her father is a surprisingly agile ballroom dancer) and other oddities. We also hear more of the famous audiotapes than usual. You’ll be interested to know that Nixon, not in praise, referred to Henry Kissinger as a “swinger.” Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzAug 30, 2013
Our Nixon seems to be more interested in evoking emotional than intellectual responses. Read full review
75
New York PostLou LumenickAug 30, 2013
A more nuanced picture of the only president to resign from office emerges in Penny Lane’s clever documentary. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyAug 29, 2013
At its best moments, Our Nixon captures the split-personality of the times, and the apparently innocent face of corruption. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Aug 28, 2013
The results are akin to seeing the Nixon presidency through the eyes of his top aides; it’s as much a portrait of innocence lost as a behind-closed-doors exposé. Read full review
70
The DissolveNathan RabinAug 29, 2013
It isn’t a terribly intimate portrait of Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Chapin, or Nixon, but it is revealing in its own right, as a fascinatingly warped and aged Polaroid of an epic life that’s grown more compelling with the passage of time. Read full review
70
Village VoiceStephanie ZacharekAug 27, 2013
In the end, though, Our Nixon is an elusive piece of work. It doesn't add much to our understanding of the man himself, though admittedly, there may not be much more that we want or need to know, anyway. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff [Not Credited]Jul 18, 2013
A brisk, eye-opening documentary about the Nixon White House as seen from the inside, this triumph of editing is composed of home movies shot by the president’s staff, accompanied by later TV interviews and priceless audio from the secret tapes, making it a must-see for anyone interested in Americana. Read full review
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Slant MagazineTomas HachardJul 18, 2013
Our Nixon never completely overcomes the disappointment of its recovered video, but it nevertheless offers a compelling portrait of Nixon and those close to him, one that captures how willfully blind they often were to their excesses, and how paranoid they were about apparent threats to them and America as a whole. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierAug 29, 2013
Pieced together, these behind-the-scenes moments are a thrill for history buffs. From the moon landing to the resignations, this is raw Nixon. Read full review
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