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The Rum Diarynew

Johnny and Hunter do Puerto Rico.
East Bay Express  |  Kelly Vance  |  10-31-2011  |  Reviews

'Gonzo' Tells the Story of the Reporter Who Became the Storynew

Alex Gibney's last two feature documentaries, Taxi to the Dark Side and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, are more important works of journalism than anything Thompson could bring himself to write in his later years. Compared to those movies, Gonzo feels a little soft and boomer-indulgent with its 10,000th rehash of the Nixon years and its soundtrack of trite 60s anthems.
Chicago Reader  |  J.R. Jones  |  07-07-2008  |  Reviews

New Doc on Hunter S. Thompson Examines His Bond with Richard Nixonnew

It was part of the American genius for polarization that Thompson saw Nixon as his doppelganger, his mirror. Nixon was his dark shadow. Or maybe it was the other way around.
Willamette Week  |  Aaron Mesh  |  07-02-2008  |  Reviews

Gone with the 'Gonzo'new

Remember when journalism was cool and everybody wanted to be a reporter?
East Bay Express  |  Kelly Vance  |  07-02-2008  |  Reviews

'Gonzo' Looks into the Minds of Hunter S. Thompsonnew

Gibney says that he was drawn to his latest subject largely because of that persona. "He was a guy who didn't play by the rules, and it seems like we need a guy like that around now, when the rules are being used against us by people in power."
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Cheryl Eddy  |  07-02-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

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