Rather than a typical by-the-numbers doc, it gives an unconventional slant on an endlessly intriguing figure.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 5, 2019

Portraying Nixon as the same anxious, fearful man that's become his rep, the film never fails to add an extra dimension to that image.

| Dec 4, 2018

It's interesting to see and hear the raw recordings, but many may require further context to fully appreciate what is presented.

| Oct 25, 2018

"Our Nixon" plays with fire by rarely venturing outside the corridors of power.

| Feb 20, 2018

Born from a miracle of found footage, the documentary Our Nixon provides an inside portrait of the 20th century's most scandalous presidential administration.

| Apr 12, 2016

Trick Dick and Watergate revisited via lost tapes.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 16, 2014

Penny Lane's new documentary does something quite different by presenting a portrait of the president as his friends and aides saw him. It's a fascinating watch.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 9, 2013

A capably done account of a presidential career that was wrecked by a crime that was unnecessary.

| Oct 9, 2013

The result is maudlin beyond belief, especially Nixon's farewell to the aides he's in the process of firing, but other moments simply register as shockingly out of touch.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 26, 2013

[A] shrewdly edited collection of news footage and "home movies" taken by members of the Nixon White House staff ...

Full Review | Sep 16, 2013

... offers an intimate behind-the-scenes glimpse into the White House during tumultuous times, especially the foolish chain of events that led to Nixon's downfall.

| Sep 13, 2013

What proves most fascinating is that the three White House cinematographers appear to have been as deluded as their boss.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 6, 2013

We get to see film of daughter Tricia's wedding (her father is a surprisingly agile ballroom dancer) and other oddities.

| Original Score: B | Sep 6, 2013

As fascinating as this peek into daily life at the Nixon White House is, the real power of Our Nixon is its poignant insight into how the impeachable situation unfolded within the president's inner circle.

| Original Score: 8.5/10 | Sep 5, 2013

A riveting portrait of a man in full.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 3, 2013

Often plays like a mortifying companion to the Nixon-period sitcom "The Wonder Years."

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 2, 2013

There has never been an uninteresting angle on Richard Nixon - the man was too twisted - but Penny Lane's documentary sees him from several especially compelling new vantages.

| Aug 30, 2013

[S]hows the precise moment when new image technology would alter power.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 30, 2013

Mundane movies of events like the president's daughter's wedding and his groundbreaking trip to China are juxtaposed with Nixon's rants about his enemies and the "homosexuals" he believed were leading the US into decline.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 30, 2013

It's an exploration of the banality of evil that constantly puts banality first, but this is a relatively narrow experimental film designed to supplement rather than replace more thorough histories.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 30, 2013