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Khodorkovsky has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...a sympathetic documentary portrait of the persecuted Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who ran afoul of the former Russian president Vladimir V. Putin, who is now prime minister.... a visually snazzy film..." (Read the full review...) 732 words, 11/30/11 V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD (cg) "...gripping... the real reason the 48-year-old Russian oil mogul is imprisoned, says the film's German director, Cyril Tuschi, is because 'he picked a fight' with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin." (Read the full review...) 233 words, 11/30/11 Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...moves between corny illustrative cartoons, random man-on-street interviews, and sit-downs with Khodorkovsky's former Yukos Oil Co. executives.... goes some way toward questioning [his] guilt." (Read the full review...) 216 words, 11/30/11
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: WEAK (cg) "...the movie ends - nearly two hours later - in a place of even greater uncertainty. If you're looking for an answer to the question 'Who is Mikhail Khodorkovsky,' 'Khodorkovsky' ain't it." (Read the full review...) 429 words, 02/17/12 Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: MODERATE (cg) "Navigating a tangled tale such as this is like entering a hall of mirrors. 'Khodorkovsky' doesn't do a good enough job of Windexing them." (Read the full review...) 397 words, 01/06/12 Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: EXCELLENT (cg) "...a curious and admirable documentary..." (Read the full review...) 279 words, 02/24/12
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...moves between corny illustrative cartoons, random man-on-street interviews, and sit-downs with Khodorkovsky's former Yukos Oil Co. executives.... goes some way toward questioning [his] guilt." (Read the full review...) 216 words, 11/30/11 Alison Willmore, AV Club: EXCELLENT (cg) "...provocative.... works as a persuasive portrait of a politically toxic situation." (Read the full review...) 411 words, 12/01/11 Lauren Wissot, Slant: MODERATE (cg) "...too many talking heads of little substance fill the screen... Ultimately and unfortunately, 'Khodorkovsky' winds up revealing more about the Western way of seeing than it does about a politically imprisoned oligarch." (Read the full review...) 464 words, 11/28/11
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...a sympathetic documentary portrait of the persecuted Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who ran afoul of the former Russian president Vladimir V. Putin, who is now prime minister.... a visually snazzy film..." (Read the full review...) 732 words, 11/30/11 Ella Taylor, NPR: VERY GOOD "...a docu-thriller of enormous narrative flair and visual smarts. It's a perfect fit for the blend of Greek tragedy, spaghetti Western and judicial farce that defines business and politics in the New Russia." (Read the full review...) 579 words, 12/01/11
Leslie Felperin, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "Thoroughly researched and highly entertaining... recounts the strange story of its eponymous subject, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the famous oligarch who's been languishing in a Siberian prison since 2003 on trumped up tax-evasion charges." (Read the full review...) 771 words, 02/24/11 Neil Young, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "The life and times and current plight of incarcerated Russian oil-billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky are given a thorough examination... an accessible behind-the-headlines documentary..." (Read the full review...) 662 words, 02/17/11 Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...a sympathetic documentary portrait of the persecuted Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who ran afoul of the former Russian president Vladimir V. Putin, who is now prime minister.... a visually snazzy film..." (Read the full review...) 732 words, 11/30/11
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