Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Jan 29, 2021 3.5

Brings a sense of immediacy and even anarchy to an often-told story.

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Ed Travis Hollywood Jesus Apr 10, 2020

Chicago 10 is a clever film, and visually engaging.

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Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Nov 7, 2019

Ingenious. Innovative. Imaginative. Informative. Visionary. Vibrant. Appropriated. Historical. Educational. Stimulating. Timeless Captivating. Energetic. Explosive. Relevant. Constitutional. Patriotic. Yippicentric. This, is CHICAGO 10.

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Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Nov 17, 2011 4/5

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Kelly Vance East Bay Express Apr 28, 2011

Chicago 10 is definitely worth a look for skeptics young and old.

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Ian Buckwalter DCist Jun 12, 2010 6/10

It may be most effective for audiences who do need a spoonful of sugar to make the historical medicine go down.

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Nora Lee Mandel Film-Forward.com Dec 14, 2008 7/10

Revisits 1968 as a court room drama, through a fresh cinematic look to avoid period clichés while broadening history's appeal to both boomers and their children.

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Stephen Schaefer Boston Herald Oct 18, 2008 B

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Jean Lowerison San Diego Metropolitan Oct 18, 2008

Chicago 10 isn't perfect, but is required viewing for anyone who wasn't around at the time, if only as a reminder of the effectiveness of citizen action.

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Sarah Boslaugh Playback:stl Sep 19, 2008 7/10

Morgan is more interested in recreating the confusing experience of living through those times than in evaluating them in a perspective informed by 40 years of hindsight.

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Bryant Frazer Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus Sep 15, 2008 B

The ultimate lesson? Sometimes you make a noble point by acting like a jackass.

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Kam Williams NewsBlaze Aug 27, 2008

Director Brett Morgen earns high marks for finding a most innovative way to illustrate a regrettable chapter in American history.

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John J. Puccio Movie Metropolis Aug 24, 2008 6/10

...despite its storytelling creativity, it doesn't generate as much inspiration or excitement as I would have expected.

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Brian Orndorf DVDTalk.com Aug 21, 2008 A-

Chicago 10 is an art-house rarity that manages to visually dazzle while peeling away the layers of this contentious moment in time, giving viewers an eyeful of social unrest and wondrous screen fantasia.

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Austin Kennedy Sin Magazine Jun 18, 2008 2.5/4

The raw, gritty, real stock footage just doesn't match with the spoof-like quality of the animated trial.

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Robert Davis Paste Magazine Jun 9, 2008 3/5

Short on nuance but long on passion, Chicago 10 recreates the gradual boil-over from peaceful gathering to chaos by augmenting ample, close-range footage with the kind of sonic boom that seldom accompanies political documentaries.

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Phil Villarreal Arizona Daily Star May 22, 2008 3.5/4

Indirectly scolds today's meek populace for letting its war-minded government rage unchecked.

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Larry Ratliff San Antonio Express-News Apr 11, 2008 3/4

Chicago 10 brandishes enough sickening reality (Chicago police clubbing protestors, etc.) to make the audience gasp with astonishment.

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Sean P. Means Salt Lake Tribune Apr 11, 2008 3.5/4

The Chicago riots may have been our parents' history, but this is not our parents' documentary.

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Jeff Vice Deseret News (Salt Lake City) Apr 10, 2008 2.5/4

Despite the number in its title, this odd but sometimes entertaining documentary/docudrama hybrid looks at seven defendants who were accused of organizing the protests and orchestrating the resulting mayhem.

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