Videocracy 2009

Critics score:
67 / 100

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Noel Murray, AV Club: If a team of clever screenwriters tried to script a cautionary tale about the politics of fame (and the fame of politics), they likely couldn't come up with anything odder or more apt than Erik Gandini's documentary Videocracy. Read more

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Videocracy makes spooky comedy of a nation's addiction to fame. Read more

Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: Pulsing with incredulity and dread, it's less a fully developed argument than the seed of one. Read more

Dave Calhoun, Time Out: The combination of terrific footage with a low, rumbling score of doom makes this a compelling horror show. Read more

Ella Taylor, Village Voice: A stale vibe is only one of the problems pervading Erik Gandini's documentary about the pathological symbiosis between unregulated media control and celebrity mania in Italy. Read more