Both moves and outrages, enticing the audience to action. It may not be the most exciting, sexy documentary out there, but it makes viewers feel its subject deeply.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 7, 2020

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz simmers with sadness, cynicism and starkness yet never once turns its back on the celebrated digital-aged declaration in a chosen soul out to right the wrong and mince politics with printout sheets.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 1, 2019

An insightful look into one individual's struggle with government information policy that has much wider implications.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 14, 2018

A brilliant and idealistic soul sacrificed at the altar of Barack Obama's war on intellectual and political transparency.

| Jan 22, 2015

Talking (egg)heads reiterate outrage over the Obama Justice Department's witch hunt against him, but Swartz's ex-girlfriend adds heart when she tearfully recalls first seeing the ''end date'' on his Wikipedia page.

| Original Score: B | Dec 3, 2014

Passionately tells a tragic tale of injustice.

| Original Score: B+ | Nov 26, 2014

Full Review | Original Score: B | Nov 12, 2014

I was hesitant about seeing this movie. I thought it was just another film glamorizing suicidal people. It turns out to be more of a celebration of the short, but incredibly productive life of Aron Swartz and the things he stood for.

| Original Score: B | Nov 12, 2014

Knappenberger argues that the case against Swartz was overzealously pursued in order to make an example of him and on the evidence presented here it's hard to disagree.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 31, 2014

Brian Knappenberger's captivating film gives much to think about, including what oversight should be required when the government looks into our lives.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 29, 2014

An essential - and enraging - documentary about the life, career, and death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, a danger to corporate hegemony whose work could not be allowed to continue.

| Aug 29, 2014

At times, the movie comes close to hagiography. But the archive clips reveal Swartz to have been sincere, clear-thinking and selfless.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 29, 2014

The film builds up a portrait of a brilliant, driven, complex young man who's likely to be an iconic figure in the future, a sort of digital-age Che Guevara.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 28, 2014

The sad untimely death of precocious internet maven Aaron Schwartz is the focus of this chilling doc.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 28, 2014

For balance, it could have done with more material from the people who put such extraordinary effort into prosecuting Swartz, but that isn't for want of trying: many declined to contribute.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 26, 2014

A moving documentary ...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 25, 2014

Aaron Swartz wanted to make the world a better place, and this documentary makes sure you never forget that.

| Original Score: B | Aug 23, 2014

... a provocative examination of the ongoing issues that Swartz made his legacy.

| Jul 25, 2014

Fascinating, maddening, and ultimately very sad.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 10, 2014

The film not only canonizes its hero - who committed suicide amid a nasty federal indictment against him - but also brushes aside any big-picture concerns about national security and Internet piracy.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 9, 2014