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Cinematical - review by Peter Martin

Is it possible to make a non-partisan film about partisanship? Even more pertinent: Is it possible to watch a film on such a politically-charged subject withoutgetting riled up, one way or another? Kelly Nyks does his level best to present a balanced discussion in Split: A Divided America, a documentary that had its world premiere...

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Moving Pictures Magazine - review by Elliott Kotek

Nyks begins his documentary by exploring the remarks about which the media has been making a fuss for the past eight years: this country is deeply divided... culture war in this country... reds and blues... rural vs. urban... a country split by race, religion, economic disparity...

So, setting out from the Southwest on a journey...

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QBliss Magazine - review by CJ Neumann

When most think about a political documentary, you think about either a slant leaning from either right or left, a Michael Moore commentary, or worse outright brow-beating from a political pundit telling you that you are WRONG WRONG WRONG!!

Director Kelly Nyks explores how partisan politics have divided citizens of this nation and what...

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Pen-Elayne on the Web - Review by Elayne Riggs

There's change in the air -- even to the point where citizens are talking about how tired they are of feeling divided, and starting to yearn for common ground again, having felt it in that brief period seven years ago before the people in power cynically squandered and trashed that golden opportunity. Before I continue with a blogaround, I must...

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NIck-on-Nick

One reason I keep digital cable around is so I can enjoy the brilliance that is Sundance Channel and IFC. Independent movies wear on me after a while, and long ago I came to the conclusion that “independent” does not necessarily mean “good.”  The reason I like Sundance and IFC so much is because of their willingness to show documentaries,...

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