Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins

Name: Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins
Genre: Documentary
Released: August 30, 2019
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Andy Ivins, Anne Lamott, Charles Kaiser, Harold Cook, Jim Hightower

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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: August 30, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Andy Ivins, Anne Lamott, Charles Kaiser, Harold Cook, Jim Hightower, Linda Jann Lewis, Margo Johnston, Marty Maley, Myra MacPherson, Paul Krugman, Rachel Maddow

Summary: Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins tells the story of media firebrand Molly Ivins, six feet of Texas trouble who took on the Good Old Boy corruption wherever she found it. Her razor sharp wit left both sides of the aisle laughing, and craving ink in her columns. She knew the Bill of Rights was in peril, and said "Polarizing peopleRaise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins tells the story of media firebrand Molly Ivins, six feet of Texas trouble who took on the Good Old Boy corruption wherever she found it. Her razor sharp wit left both sides of the aisle laughing, and craving ink in her columns. She knew the Bill of Rights was in peril, and said "Polarizing people is a good way to win an election and a good way to wreck a country." Molly's words have proved prescient. Now it's up to us to raise hell!… Expand

Director: Janice Engel

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 93 min

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Marc Savlov

Aug 28, 2019

There are plenty of great things to say about director Janice Engel’s portrait of the late, legendary Ivins, but maybe the best is that after watching Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins, you'll immediately want to go back and re-read all her books. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jul 30, 2019

“Raise Hell” is a movie of laughs, because nobody ever popped the balloons of political pretense like the hard-drinking, chain-smoking six-foot permanent “outsider” Molly Ivins. Read full review

Alonso Duralde

Jul 30, 2019

“Raise Hell” reminds us of the never-ending importance of those skilled observers with the ability to speak truth to power. And if, like Ivins, they can make us laugh while doing so, then they’re all the more essential. Read full review

Caryn James

Jul 30, 2019

The documentary rarely presses its larger points. But it calmly reveals how much journalism has changed since Ivins started out in the late 1960s, yet how relevant her observations about the blight of corporate money in politics and threats to the First Amendment remain today. Read full review

Cary Darling

Sep 12, 2019

Whatever one’s politics, it’s hard not to be charmed by Ivins’ feisty demeanor and, by extension, Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Sep 4, 2019

This documentary does a fine job of capturing what made her special. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Sep 11, 2019

While cuddling up to the adored one is a familiar biographical tactic, some critical distance might have made for a deeper, stronger movie. Read full review

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Brent_Marchant

Sep 14, 2019

A frank, no-holds-barred look at the life of the straight-shooting Texas political columnist who came to national prominence with her unflinching approach of calling things as she saw them and doing so with her own salty, sharp-tongued style of writing and observation. In addition to aA frank, no-holds-barred look at the life of the straight-shooting Texas political columnist who came to national prominence with her unflinching approach of calling things as she saw them and doing so with her own salty, sharp-tongued style of writing and observation. In addition to a review of her storied career, viewers witness the rise of a writer who developed a following with a message that's even more poignant today than it was at the time she penned her material. Heed the cautions of her observations lest we be left hearing Molly's echo saying to us "I told you so."… Expand

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