Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism 2004

Critics score:
85 / 100

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Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: Seems as if it were recorded on a camcorder and narrated by a guy sitting in his kitchen with a microphone. That doesn't negate its effectiveness, however. Read more

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: With cheesy graphics, an overwrought announcer and far too many talking-head interviews, Outfoxed has an amateurish look and feel. Read more

Bill Muller, Arizona Republic: Taken for what it is, Outfoxed is still worth watching, especially for the politically active. Read more

Ty Burr, Boston Globe: Greenwald has fashioned a fine attack dog, and he's sicced it on a deserving subject. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: The most damning evidence of this exceptionally damning film comes not from its covey of liberal commentators but from the mouth of Fox News itself. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Read more

Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: Makes a crucial argument that has less to do with conservatives and liberals than with the coarsening of political discourse and the sinking standards of journalism and news -- subjects that go far beyond any particular news operation. Read more

Hazel-Dawn Dumpert, L.A. Weekly: A fast-paced, brilliantly edited indictment that's as hard to turn away from as it is infuriating to watch. Read more

Jack Mathews, New York Daily News: A frontal assault on Murdoch and Fox. Read more

A.O. Scott, New York Times: Methodically works to disarm the ready-made accusation that it is outfoxing Fox by stooping to its methods. Read more

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Greenwald's central thesis rings true. Read more

David Edelstein, Slate: When those talking heads metamorphose into familiar ranting heads, it becomes another mesmerizing right-wing horror show. Read more

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Read more

David Rooney, Variety: Provides stimulating evidence of how thoroughly news can be skewed, political agendas served and a climate of fear created. Read more

Ed Halter, Village Voice: Undeniably entertaining and eye-opening, Outfoxed shows how Fox works, but not why. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: For independent thinkers and those who think of journalism as a profession of accuracy, fairness and ethics, there's more than enough to chew on. Read more

Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: An often grave but sometimes hilarious picture of a hugely powerful network. Read more