Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins

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  • 1hr 33m
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  • 74

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Director:

Janice Engel

Producer:

Leslie Berriman, Katy Drake Bettner, James Egan

Writer:

Janice Engel, Monique Zavistovski

Runtime:

1hr 33m

Synopsis

RAISE HELL is the story of Molly Ivins, the outspoken political columnist and Texas maverick who spoke truth to power and gave voice to those that had none. Molly used humor like Mark Twain --- to skewer the powerful, protect the helpless, and to shine a light on bad government. Six-foot tall with flaming red hair, Molly was a fearless reporter who stopped at nothing, not even death threats, to speak truth.

Cast

  • Harold Cook
  • Jim Hightower
  • Andy Ivins
  • Margo Johnston
  • Charles Kaiser
  • Paul Krugman
  • Anne Lamott
  • Linda Jann Lewis
  • Myra MacPherson
  • Rachel Maddow

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Quotes

    • Kaye Northcott: She came with her own six-pack of beer for the interview
    • [at the Texas Observer]
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80
Jul 30, 2019

The documentary rarely presses its larger points. But it calmly reveals how much journalism has changed since Ivins started out in the late 1960s, yet how relevant her observations about the blight of corporate money in politics and threats to the First Amendment remain today.

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Metacritic review by Caryn James
Caryn James
The Hollywood Reporter
70
Jul 30, 2019

In the end, Raise Hell is the true celebration of the Texas spirit or rather, America on steroids as one commentator words it.

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Metacritic review by Norman Gidney
Norman Gidney
Film Threat
85
Jul 30, 2019

“Raise Hell” reminds us of the never-ending importance of those skilled observers with the ability to speak truth to power. And if, like Ivins, they can make us laugh while doing so, then they’re all the more essential.

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Metacritic review by Alonso Duralde
Alonso Duralde
TheWrap
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