44 Pages

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44 Pages

2018

1h 37m

Documentary

History

Drama

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6 Reviews

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A profile of Highlights magazine 70th anniversary issue.

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Sarah Larson

The New Yorker

Its tone hovers between benign admiration and benign thoughtfulness, and interviewees tend toward pleasantly straightforward insight. But it's a worthy bit of American cultural history.

Sep 19, 2018

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

Overflowing with wholesome vibes yet not sappy, the film provokes warm feelings, even if its subject doesn't really demand feature-length treatment.

Apr 17, 2018

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Chris Packham

Village Voice

It's likely all the easy jokes that might occur to you about the magazine racks in the lobbies of dentists' offices will evaporate and you'll wonder if they might be hiring.

Apr 17, 2018

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Informative but dry docu on beloved children's magazine.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 26, 2018

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

If you've ever been a fan of the magazine as I have, "44 Pages" will prove to be a wonderful chronicle of a very valuable piece of literature.

Sep 6, 2017

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The overall effect was that the doc felt very superficial and spent more time on current employees than the family that started it and their history. Highlights spends a lot of time not rocking the boat (and trying to convince us why)so everything about the film feels very p.c. The magazine would have been better served exploring more of the history than just interviewing current employees, who couldn't seem to stop giggling.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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A profile of Highlights magazine 70th anniversary issue.

Director: Tony Shaff
Producer: Rebecca Green, Tony Shaff, Laura D. Smith
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Genre: Documentary, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 18, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 21, 2018
Runtime: 1h 37m

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