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Nathan Lee New York Times 08/08/2008
3/5
While Poston bears witness to a historical disgrace, it also resonates with more current conflicts. Go to Full Review
Matt Noller Slant Magazine 08/08/2008
1.5/4
Stifled by directors Joe Fox and James Nubile's frankly incompetent approach to both documentary storytelling and aesthetics. Go to Full Review
Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 07/11/2008
4/5
An especially shameful chapter in U.S. history -- the internment of innocent Japanese Americans during World War II -- is sensitively examined in the overly brief but worthy documentary Passing Poston. Go to Full Review
Matthew Nestel Boxoffice Magazine 08/08/2008
2.5/5
Leaning too heavily on archived newsreels, the film tries to establish a feeling that the propaganda mechanism justified the government's deplorable actions. Go to Full Review
Kam Williams NewsBlaze 08/07/2008
4/4
Who would think that full-fledged American citizens, born in the United States, could have lost their liberty, homes and businesses, never to recover financially or emotionally? Go to Full Review
Scott Foundas L.A. Weekly 07/10/2008
[An] earnest, TV-style, talking-heads documentary. Go to Full Review
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Director
James Nubile