Susanna Fogel's surprisingly jovial bio-pic about the whistle-blower Reality Winner fills a conventional format with patriotic outrage.

| Sep 16, 2024

“Winner,” a sweeping biopic that presents [Reality] as something like an American Girl doll for the “I’m not like other girls” set.

| Sep 12, 2024

Though it tries to hit on some of the same points as “Reality” and broaden its scope, Fogel’s film ultimately sacrifices depth for breadth.

| Feb 27, 2024

By the end of Fogel’s film, we’re left cold and distant from a story we should be angered with.

| Jan 24, 2024

As far as zeitgeisty nonfiction goes, Winner is one of the better ones, at once entertaining and illuminative.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 23, 2024

It’s too busy whipping up a rah-rah #resistance message to explore the more ambiguous elements of Winner’s story.

| Original Score: C | Jan 22, 2024

It becomes more difficult, throughout the film, to see the Reality onscreen as a real person instead of a projection.

| Jan 21, 2024

Fogel wants us to consider how Reality Winner is just like us, but also to recognize the facets in which she’s entirely unique.

| Jan 21, 2024