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2014
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3.0
After Tiller is an hour and a half of folks on their best behavior, presented as a candid portrait.
Av Club
3.8
At 66, Robinson says she cant imagine retiring because theres too much work to do and not enough OB/GYNs to do it.
Rogerebert
1.5
You can tell straight away theres something amiss with father Frank (Sage), who shuns electricity in the rambling manse.
Austin Chronicle
3.0
Hard nosed advocacy segues into lefty evangelizing treacle as a cloying score accompanies a number of dewy scenes better suited to a maudlin Oprah Win ..
Time Out
3.8
Because I dont do it for fame, I dont even care about being famous actually.
3.8
After Tiller does viewers the great service of providing light where theres usually only heat, giving a human face and heart to what previously might ..
3.0
After Tiller movingly dramatizes another side effect of the job: how difficult it can be for the doctors to not internalize the sadness of the women w ..
4.3
Fortunately, it doesnt really come up that oftenless than one percent of all abortions are performed in the third trimester.
Paste Magazine
3.5
They number four in the United States, and theyre the subject of the revelatory documentary After Tiller.
3.8
What makes this well edited film compelling are the stories of the patients and the agonizing moral quandaries that the doctors express in doing their ..
San Francisco Chronicle
5.0
A sensitive and intelligent documentary about the compassion and heroism of four doctors.
Spirituality And Practice
3.0
Directors Martha Shane and Lana Wilson in this topical documentary ably tackle in a fair minded and detailed way the controversial issue of third trim ..
Sover
4.5
This wrenching documentary, profiling the four doctors who still provide third trimester abortions in the U.S., is remarkable for being so level heade ..
Chicago Reader
3.0
It is evident that abortion restrictions dont apply to rich people.
Lariat
3.0
After Tiller is groundbreaking in giving voice not only to the doctors, but to those who always seem to get overlooked in the high volume political de ..
New York Post
4.5
Empathetic, intimate look inside late term abortion clinics that focuses on the experiences of doctors and their patients.
Film Journal International ..
1.5
ooks at those who do important, compassionate work, but isnt as engaging as it should be.
1.5
This documentary portrait of abortion doctors in America, particularly those who perform late term abortions, looks at those who do important, compass ..
3.8
After Tiller takes a compassionate look at a highly impassioned situation.
Toronto Star
4.0
Its strength lies in its ability to coax out the personalities behind the arguments, and to show us that, at the heart of every such controversy, ther ..
Eye For Film
3.0
Engaging and thoughtful, After Tillers examination of its main subjects forms a documentary that wisely treats its subject with more curiosity than do ..
The Film Stage
3.0
After Tiller is not an important film just because of its political and cultural relevance, but because of its humane and compassionate approach to te ..
Blogs Indie Wire
4.0
Rarely is this issue presented so fairly and without the requisite hysteria.
Total Film
2.0
A documentary that may infuriate those who find what these doctors do unconscionable, but that provides a rare forum for these dedicated, complex prof ..
Oregon Live
3.0
After Tiller is undoubtedly at its most compelling when stripped down to doctor patient level. The majority of the testimonies from those individuals ..
Cine Vue
4.0
Unlike many recent documentaries on abortion, After Tiller doesnt stretch itself in order to not take a position.
Film Racket
4.4
Yudin doesnt opt for getting into the nitty gritty about how to become a bodybuilder this would be a totally different kind of doc if that were the ca ..
Nyc Movie Guru
3.5
Its a limited perspective, but the film isnt guilty of preaching to the choir, either.
The Dissolve
4.5
The film succeeds, however, because it manages to rise above the controversy surrounding legalized abortion in America and objectively presents whats ..
Straight
1.5
After Tillers greatest failing is the way in which is fails to engage at length how entrenched the stalemate on abortion is.
Film Comment
3.3
After Tiller gives a human and compassionate face to a complex and touchy issue.
Crave Online
1.5
The film goes about its grave task with compassion, basic professionalism, and discretion.
Sf Weekly
2.0
A down to earth, non sensational look at the only four doctors in the U.S. who perform third trimester abortions
Compuserve
4.3
A surprisingly warm abortion documentary that restores the human element to an irreducibly human dilemma.
Film.com
4.0
Wrenching portrait of life and death decisions where even the definition of life is emotionally laden for doctors and pregnant women considering abort ..
Film Forward
4.0
The story of four women and their attempts to uphold abortion rights in the US makes for compelling, if horrifying viewing.
Little White Lies
4.5
And some are there because they just dont want a baby, and thats enough.
Pgh City Paper
4.4
Simultaneously tough and compassionate, its a fine addition to the debate.
Twin Cities
4.5
But if a willingness to bear extraordinary emotional burdens of ones own for the sake of relieving someone elses suffering is a measure of heroism, th ..
The Nation
1.5
Theres no doubt that Tales From The Organ Trade is a compelling feature, and watching it will definitely make people wonder why selling an organ is il ..
4.5
You may not leave the theater with a different view, but thats not the point.
Cinemacy
2.0
No body wants a fucking abortion exclaims one of the doctors, and this is at the heart of the tough decisions that are played out every day within eac ..
ScreenAnarchy
2.0
Wrenching yet illuminating. The film reveals the complex circumstances, emotions and practical aspects behind the (third trimester abortion) procedure ..
Movie Dearest Blog Spot
1.5
The film doesnt do itself any favors by never speaking directly to anyone on the anti abortion side.
Gay City News
4.5
Unlike scripted films, documentaries arent typically written until all the footage has been compiled.
Dear Cast and Crew
4.0
More than simply informative (which it most certainly is), After Tiller is a reminder that seeing eye to eye is rarely as impossible as we might think ..
Nonfics
2.0
PASSIVE ACTION: CORE Energy Recovery Solutions CEO James Dean knew all about heat exchangers and in structure climate control when he considered build ..
Canada
4.5
Addressing an issue many Americans are uncomfortable with, this informative documentary sheds light and humanity on reproductive rights in this countr ..
Jestherent Blog Spot
4.5
Because its a Campion film, Top of the Lake isnt simple or single minded in its preoccupations.
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