WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception

Name: WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
Genre: Documentary, News
Released: December 3, 2004
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 60

2004

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Release Date: December 3, 2004

Summary: This documentary paints a meticulous and damning portrait of the media's coverage of the Iraq war. (Cinema Libre)

Director: Danny Schechter

Genre(s): Documentary, News

Runtime: 98 min

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J.R. Jones

A comprehensive and devastating critique of the TV news networks' complacency and complicity in the war on Iraq. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

It's impossible to take in all the information in one sitting and at times threatens to spin off in too many directions, but I guarantee this movie will provide plenty to mull over and inspire consumers to demand greater accountability from their media purveyors. Read full review

Wesley Morris

Engrossing and provocative. Read full review

Ned Martel

Unfortunately, his (Schechter) uneven, unpolished documentary, WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception, takes on far too many antagonists. Read full review

Josh Goldfein

Schechter has a broad sub-Chomskian critique of the media's complicity in building support for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

This indignant attack on the way the Iraqi war was marketed and covered feels about as timely and relevant as yesterday's newspaper. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

A 98-minute elucidation of a point that's accepted within three minutes. Read full review

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