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Critic Reviews
Dec 15, 2017
Season 1 Review:
The filmmaking gathers all the bits and pieces of the story together and arranges them in ways that are clever, surprising, and so aggressively (and deliberately) self-conscious that there are times when the whole thing gets close to turning into an intellectualized formal exercise. There are times when you might question whether six hours was necessary to tell this particular story--I often wonder that about Netflix productions--but there’s never a moment where Olson or Morris fail to fascinate.
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Sep 12, 2017
Season 1 Review:
As the vice tightens through the elder Olson’s death and the aftermath, both the narrative drama and, even more, the story of the survivors’ quest for the truth accelerate, making the power of Morris’ distinctive approach fully felt; having come this far, it will be hard for viewers to pull themselves away during the second half of this epic.
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IndieWireSep 12, 2017
Season 1 Review:
It plays out like a dare--go with Morris’ fractured approach and you’ll find a remarkable, protracted psychological profile; binge it in the hopes of a more coherent payoff and you’re in for a mighty letdown. Either way, Wormwood manages to channel the most poignant themes at the root of Morris’ work.
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Dec 18, 2017
Season 1 Review:
If it were a two-hour film, Wormwood might be a brilliant, uneasy dive into dark CIA history, and its long-term ramifications for family members whose loved ones were sacrificed for the nebulous cause of “national security.” Running twice that long, it loses all energy and dramatic propulsion. Still, Morris makes a persuasive case that there’s sinister stuff to be unraveled here.
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