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RogerEbert.com Feb 7, 2015
Review: "Andrew Napier’s “Mad as Hell” does indeed play like a real-life update of Sidney Lumet and Paddy Chayevsky’s skewering of TV news... this reviewer had never heard of Uygur or TYT but found the film's account of them engaging enough to leave him intrigued and impressed with both."
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MUSE Feb 5, 2015
Review: "Mad as Hell is best described as an unlikely version of the American dream... Perhaps most fascinating about Mad as Hell is that it gives an intimate look into the changing media landscape birthed by the internet and the public’s desire for new voices. The film beautifully follows Cenk and his loyal team, with their uncensored brand of journalism, navigating the traditional world of news while simultaneously finding themselves at the forefront of a burgeoning new media. Not only is this a personal story about Cenk Uygur, its also a glimpse into an ongoing media and information revolution from an original and unknowing pioneer... Mad as Hell does a wonderful job of painting the zeitgeist of mainstream media as a controlling institution without feeling conspiratorial. It is a cautionary tale for those who jump in principles first: principles don’t always make money or the type of fame you desire."
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Way Too Indie Feb 12, 2015
Andrew Napier On ‘Mad As Hell': There Were Many Aspects of the Film Cenk Wasn’t Happy With...
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Indiewire: The Playlist Feb 5, 2015
Exclusive: Cenk Uygur Goes Online In Clip From Documentary 'Mad As Hell'
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What (Not) To Doc Feb 5, 2015
Review: "Napier reveals his unusual story, revealing his transformation from moderate Republican to liberal Democrat to a progressive critical of both parties and of corporate personhood – all the while avoiding hagiography to present the affable figure in a more rounded manner... Napier offers an engaging look at media and political criticism through the ups and downs of the Young Turks program, revealing the possibilities, and limits, of new media."
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Movie Nation Feb 4, 2015
Review: "The myth of Cenk “Young Turk” Uygur gets a serious burnishing in “Mad as Hell,” a cheerfully angry and yet upbeat documentary about the creator and host of online’s “Young Turks” Youtube show."
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KEYT Santa Barbara International Film Festival Jan 28, 2015
The feature length documentary captures your attention early on and never let's it go.
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The Huffington Post Jan 16, 2015
Watch Cenk Uygur get "Mad as Hell" in an exclusive trailer for the documentary from filmmaker Andrew Napier, in theaters and on VOD Feb. 6.
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Los Angeles Times Jan 8, 2015
MAD AS HELL accepted into 2015 Santa Barbara International Film Festival
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Independent Filmmaker Project Nov 18, 2014
Documenting the New Media Uprising: Andrew Napier on “Mad as Hell” and The Young Turks
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Scene Creek Apr 28, 2014
Hot Docs 2014 Review: “Mad As Hell is an entertaining and often funny watch.”
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Pretty Clever Films Apr 20, 2014
Hot Docs 2014: “Andrew Napier’s interesting and often funny documentary, Mad as Hell, chronicles the rise of talk show host and political junkie Cenk Uygur, a man disgusted with the state of politics and news media... Mad as Hell reveals a man who is (deliberately or not) at the intersection of fundamental changes in American politics and news media practices, the decline of network television, the growth of the Internet, and rapidly changing consumer demands.”
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