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Critic Reviews
The PlaylistMar 14, 2022
Season 1 Review:
A sense of sobering justice does then come back into focus as the film goes through the creation of the Phoenix Act, a survivor-led nonprofit organization working to end the cycle of domestic violence in which Wood teamed up with a number of other women to change the statute of limitations in the U.S. from three years to ten.
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Mar 16, 2022
Season 1 Review:
Some may be tempted to lump in "Phoenix Rising" with the many recent documentaries about exploitative institutions and famous people accused of rape and sexual misconduct, falsely believing Wood's account to be another version of the same story.
This is only true in the most general sense. ... "Phoenix Rising" also proves how each of these documentaries provides new information about the ways that rape culture, and our acceptance of it, proliferates in society and our collective mindset.
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Mar 14, 2022
Season 1 Review:
Some sections hold together better than others; amid everything else, the segments addressing Wood’s part in passing the Phoenix Act in California get shorter shrift than they might have if the documentary had more time to address everything it tackles in more depth. But the mission driving Wood, her family, and allies carries throughout.
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Mar 16, 2022
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