A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant

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Joel B The film offers a brisk overview of the career of editorial cartoonist Pat Oliphant, an Aussie who became perhaps the premier cartoonist of his age in America. Its revealing, insightful, funny, and a worthwhile modern history lesson. Subtle enhancements include sound effects, music, and animation to augment the talking heads and archival clips of Pat at work. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/18/25 Full Review Andrew R This is a fantastic story of a prolific political cartoonist and consummate artist who marched to his own non-partisan beat. The film is well crafted and very entertaining. It also made me pissed off knowing what’s going on with our leaders threatening media companies, entertainers and comics. Where’s Pat Oliphant when we need him?!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/01/25 Full Review Joseph W Extraordinary to learn about Pat Oliphant and his absolutely savage and bone-shiveringly spot on political work, stretching from the 60s into the early aughts. It's bracing to see truth spoken so forcefully - especially in our current era when free speech is under constant assault. This film also shows very clearly that Oliphant was not a simple "cartoonist," if cartooning can be called simple, but also a genuine artist whose cartoons stand not only on their political content, but also on their sheer expressiveness and visual power. This films fills an important need in our political and cultural history. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/30/25 Full Review CS C Very informative and especially relevant documentary. Banowsky did a great job of showcasing Oliphant's work. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/30/25 Full Review Keith C This is a great film about Pat Oliphant. Learning more about the man behind the political cartoons was very interesting. This film did a great job of giving you a lot of interesting facts while not boring you to tears. Well done! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/30/25 Full Review Merik S This documentary feels especially salient at a time when telling truth to power is more crucial than ever. It is well-paced, often surprisingly humorous, yet unflinching in its portrayal of the hardships and realities of Pat’s bold life. The balance of wit and gravity makes it both engaging and deeply moving. Simply an excellent documentary. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/30/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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