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Part real-life thriller, part sobering examination of 21st century civil liberties, Citizenfour transcends ideology to offer riveting, must-see cinema.
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There's footage from within the Ecuadorian embassy in London as Julian Assange helps with the flight that takes Snowden to Moscow, where he claims political asylum. These scenes give the film an unprecedented level of immediacy and dramatic tension. Feb 18, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
There's footage from within the Ecuadorian embassy in London as Julian Assange helps with the flight that takes Snowden to Moscow, where he claims political asylum. These scenes give the film an unprecedented level of immediacy and dramatic tension.
Paul Byrnes
Poitras' movie works even better as a horror picture -- perfect for Halloween week. Jan 5, 2015 | Full Review…
Poitras' movie works even better as a horror picture -- perfect for Halloween week.
Richard Corliss
This thoughtful film is designed with taste. Jan 5, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
This thoughtful film is designed with taste.
Bill Stamets
The message of the movie is as clear as Siberian ice: Whether you're a Tea Partier, an Occupier or just an ordinary Joe, you might be the next citizen who's stranded in limbo. Jan 5, 2015 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
The message of the movie is as clear as Siberian ice: Whether you're a Tea Partier, an Occupier or just an ordinary Joe, you might be the next citizen who's stranded in limbo.
Joe Williams
Filmmaker Laura Poitras paints a frankly terrifying picture of the loss of liberty involved in the widespread government gathering of the communication done by ordinary Joes on a daily basis. Jan 5, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
Filmmaker Laura Poitras paints a frankly terrifying picture of the loss of liberty involved in the widespread government gathering of the communication done by ordinary Joes on a daily basis.
Liz Braun
Citizenfour argues that when we lose our personal privacy, we also lose our liberty, because fear overcomes our freedom of speech. Nov 20, 2014 | Rating: 3/4
Citizenfour argues that when we lose our personal privacy, we also lose our liberty, because fear overcomes our freedom of speech.
Rene Rodriguez
So much is revealed by those leaks that it would be easy for Poitras to have buried us in data. But she lets the film unfold as a character study, with long silences and lingering close-ups as we watch Snowden come to terms... Aug 7, 2019 | Full Review…
So much is revealed by those leaks that it would be easy for Poitras to have buried us in data. But she lets the film unfold as a character study, with long silences and lingering close-ups as we watch Snowden come to terms...
Brian D. Johnson
Citizenfour, I had to keep reminding myself, shows us history in the making. I had to keep telling myself what I was seeing was important because most of it is otherwise pretty dull. Mar 11, 2019 | Full Review…
Citizenfour, I had to keep reminding myself, shows us history in the making. I had to keep telling myself what I was seeing was important because most of it is otherwise pretty dull.
Ren Jender
Watching this real-time whistleblowing is nothing short of unbelievable. Dec 30, 2018 | Rating: A- | Full Review…
Watching this real-time whistleblowing is nothing short of unbelievable.
Kiko Martinez
Poitras takes the facts at face value considering her source is an enemy of the state, but the revelations are no less reeling. Dec 7, 2018 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Poitras takes the facts at face value considering her source is an enemy of the state, but the revelations are no less reeling.
James Clay
What seems most remarkable in that hotel room in Hong Kong is Snowden's freedom from anxiety. Nov 15, 2018 | Full Review…
What seems most remarkable in that hotel room in Hong Kong is Snowden's freedom from anxiety.
David Bromwich
Laura Poitras took on a massive project when she set out to make CitizenFour, and she succeeds in capturing and unveiling this extraordinary moment in journalism that we, on the outside, never see. Nov 8, 2018 | Full Review…
Laura Poitras took on a massive project when she set out to make CitizenFour, and she succeeds in capturing and unveiling this extraordinary moment in journalism that we, on the outside, never see.
Morgan Rojas
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