This is the best primer on political gerrymandering imaginable and should be mandatory viewing in grad school public policy symposiums and high school civics classes alike.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Apr 30, 2020

Gerrymandering is purposely confusing. Even its name is wonky. But the compelling, impassioned documentary "Slay the Dragon" does an effective job of explaining it...

| Original Score: B | Apr 4, 2020

While it doesn't exactly bring new information to the table, the movie provides a welcome breakdown of the dramatic impact that gerrymandering has across American society whenever election season comes around.

| Original Score: B | Apr 4, 2020

Slay the Dragon isn't a glorified PowerPoint presentation about the history of voting. It's an unabashed activist documentary aimed at convincing viewers they can fight gerrymandering in their home states.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 4, 2020

It's a terrific film. I was a little wary that it going to be really wonky, which it sort of is, but it is also extremely well-edited... and it's even-handed.

| Apr 4, 2020

This film is absolutely infuriating and it is must-see viewing.

| Apr 4, 2020

Goodman and Durrance have made a dense, numbers-driven subject very accessible.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Apr 3, 2020

[A] compelling and instructive look at the political practice of gerrymandering.

| Apr 3, 2020

Slay the Dragon does an extraordinarily good job of taking a complex issue and connecting the dots, which seems particularly appropriate for a documentary about gerrymandering.

| Apr 2, 2020

For those who don't feel up to facing more bad news, there is some hope here in the form of citizen activists doing all they can.

| Apr 2, 2020

"Slay the Dragon"... may not be the most heartening portrait of our political system. But it's a vital one and it provides reasons for optimism, too.

| Apr 2, 2020

The film, directed by Barak Goodman and Chris Durrance, does a skillful job of distilling a complicated history.

| Apr 2, 2020

There may be larger things in the world right now to think about... but as Slay the Dragon mostly proves, the system will never right itself until the electorate collectively push for action.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 1, 2020

As much doom as we get here, Goodman and Durrance find widespread cause for optimism as well...

| Mar 16, 2020

The film is suitably direct, clear-eyed, and exhaustive in documenting the massive impacts that gerrymandering has, particularly on communities of color.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 9, 2020

"Slay the Dragon" is the most important political film of the year, and it may prove to be one of the key political films of the decade.

| Apr 29, 2019