The Reagan Show

Name: The Reagan Show
Genre: Documentary
Released: June 30, 2017
Duration: 74 min
Rating: 66
Cast: George Bush, Mikhail Gorbachev, Nancy Davis, Ronald Reagan

2017

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Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: June 30, 2017 | TV-PG

Starring: George Bush, Mikhail Gorbachev, Nancy Davis, Ronald Reagan

Summary: Told solely through archival footage, and set against the backdrop of the Cold War, The Reagan Show captures the pageantry, absurdity, and charisma of a prolific actor’s defining role: Leader of the Free World.

Director: Pacho Velez and Sierra Pettengill

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: TV-PG

Runtime: 74 min

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Noel Murray

Jun 28, 2017

It’s an approach that works well when the audience enjoys the company of this person who’s become a permanent fixture on their TV. But it’s also one that enrages opposing voters, who can only ever see the maddening fakery. Read full review

The Playlist Chris Barsanti

Jun 27, 2017

Satirically tart throughout, The Reagan Show is still a schizoid experience. It mostly wants to dissect the Reaganites’ bread and circuses tactics, but also to present a thumbnail history of his presidency. Both are credibly delivered, but they don’t always necessarily mesh. Read full review

Alissa Wilkinson

Jun 29, 2017

By letting the past speak for itself, The Reagan Show stays both sober and light on its feet. Read full review

Peter Goldberg

Jun 27, 2017

The documentary is an insightful portrait of the former American president and the world that he shaped. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Godfrey Cheshire

Jun 30, 2017

Both Reagan lovers and Reagan haters will find enough in the film to bolster their perspectives. Even more remarkably, it’s almost entirely snark-free. Read full review

Robert Abele

Jun 29, 2017

As a brisk, sobering reminder of — if you’re inclined to think this way — where it all went wrong with image over meaningful policy in politics, The Reagan Show may feel like the doc of the moment. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Jun 28, 2017

Rather than reveal a showman, The Reagan Show in the end imitates one. Read full review

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