Hillary

Name: Hillary
Genre: Movie/Mini-Series, Documentary
Released: March 6, 2020
Rating: 75

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TVNZ | HULU | Release Date: March 6, 2020

Summary: The four-part documentary series directed by Nanette Burstein about the former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton features interviews as well as behind the scenes footage from her 2016 campaign for President.

Genre(s): Movie/Mini-Series, Documentary

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S1:E4. Be Our Champion, Go Away
Air Date: March 6, 2020
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S1:E4. Be Our Champion, Go Away
Air Date: March 6, 2020
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S1:E3. The Hardest Decision
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Dorothy Rabinowitz

Mar 5, 2020

It’s difficult to think of any film that speaks to our moment as strikingly as this documentary does, a quality evident early on. ... [Scenes of men's] complaints about, for instance, the pain of having to listen regularly to a woman’s voice are in their hellish way priceless and not to be missed. The same goes for all four hours of this never less than mesmerizing film. Read full review

Jen Chaney

Mar 6, 2020

Hillary is about Hillary Clinton, yes. But it’s also a recap of how America has viewed feminism and women seeking power during the late-20th and early-21st centuries. That makes it essential viewing. ... You might not agree with her. But after watching Hillary, you may be able to do something that America has had a really hard time doing over the years: You may understand her. Read full review

The Playlist Gregory Ellwood

Oct 5, 2020

This is not a project that just uses old news footage and sit-down interviews to fashion a portrait of a notable figure. There is never-before-seen history here and it is as joyous as it is painful. Read full review

Melanie McFarland

Jan 27, 2020

There are very few facts in "Hillary" that other documentaries, whether solid or entirely unreliable, haven't covered in some fashion. But what Burstein offers that previous works don't is an emotional journey through Clinton's life in her words and those of her family and friends, some 45 of them (including Barack Obama, her main Democratic rival in the 2008 election) and not all of them entirely without criticism. Read full review

Kelly Lawler

Mar 6, 2020

As a piece of documentary filmmaking, "Hillary" is excellent, seamlessly weaving interviews with new and archival footage into a riveting life story. ... TThere is no victory at the end of "Hillary." We were all there: She lost in 2016. Narratively that means the documentary has a weaker ending. Read full review

James Poniewozik

Mar 6, 2020

At its best, it puts its subject in the context of not just one consequential election night but decades of slow-changing cultural history. ... The later hours of “Hillary” are less revealing. In part, it’s the much-told material. ... “Hillary” is unlikely to settle any arguments about that woman. But it offers an interesting history of those years. Read full review

Caroline Framke

Jan 27, 2020

As a whole, “Hillary” is a fittingly messy, compelling portrait of an equally messy, compelling person with some moments that will no doubt provide even more fodder for the endless speculation about her private thoughts and motivations. But it could have been so much more. Read full review

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truerock

Apr 25, 2020

Cold open... Hillary drinking water from a glass getting ready to start the documentary's interview in 2019.
Then cut to the opening credits and music... power-pop-punk What's Your Plan by The Interrupters. OK, maybe jazz the subject up with a little power-pop, ultra-fast edit cuts, etc.
ICold open... Hillary drinking water from a glass getting ready to start the documentary's interview in 2019.
Then cut to the opening credits and music... power-pop-punk What's Your Plan by The Interrupters. OK, maybe jazz the subject up with a little power-pop, ultra-fast edit cuts, etc.

I doubt I'm going to learn anything by watching this 4 part, 4 hour documentary - but, I've been cooped up at home waiting out covid-19 and I'm down to watching things like Netflix's Extraction.

I guess I'm curious to see if this is good documentary work or documentary entertainment or pseudo-documentary or... whatever.

There are 4, 1-hour episodes. I have no expectations that I'll make it through the first episode. I really just want to get a sense of the quality of the effort and then go do something else.
And, I ended up watching all 4 episodes straight through with no breaks.
Not because it was a great documentary or because Hillary is such an interesting personality - but, I'm a little bit of a history buff.
When there was a short piece about her "student speech" at her graduation from Wellesley, I realized there was more to Hillary than I had picked up on over the last 30 years.
And, I had missed the ramifications of when she changed her name to Clinton after not changing it when she was married.

So, this is not a documentary with a lot of penetrating analysis.
It basically lays out the key things within Hillary's life with some short current day reactions from Hillary.
So, mixing in some NY Times and Washington Post reflection along with friends and associates of Hillary you get Hillary's point of view.
It is up to the viewer to provide the analysis - and, I don't mind doing that.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

75
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 6, 2020
- 2.0
  S1:E4. Be Our Champion, Go Away
  Air Date: March 6, 2020
- tbd
  S1:E4. Be Our Champion, Go Away
  Air Date: March 6, 2020
- 2.0
  S1:E3. The Hardest Decision
  Air Date: March 6, 2020
- tbd
  S1:E3. The Hardest Decision
  Air Date: March 6, 2020
- 1.7
  S1:E2. Becoming a Lady
  Air Date: March 6, 2020
- tbd
  S1:E2. Becoming a Lady
  Air Date: March 6, 2020
- 2.0
  S1:E1. The Golden Girl
  Air Date: March 6, 2020
- tbd
  S1:E1. The Golden Girl
  Air Date: March 6, 2020