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Totally Under Control

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Public health officials discuss the U.S. government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Totally Under Control does a commendable job of distilling current events into a clear-eyed overview that's as engaging as it is enraging.

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Sam Adams Slate This isn't the story of an inevitable tragedy. It's the story of a disaster that everyone saw coming and let happen anyway. Feb 7, 2021 Full Review Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times This is about as timely as a documentary can be, and yet it's already in need of an update. Rated: 3.5/4 Feb 7, 2021 Full Review Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle It takes a village to burn itself to the ground, and no one is better at contextualizing such huge events, and structuring the information into a clear and transparent narrative, than documentarian Alex Gibney. Feb 7, 2021 Full Review Amy Smith InSession Film In terms of COVID-19 documentaries I have seen so far, this one is the strongest. It has a clear focus and message, and it does a great job at getting that message across the screen. Mar 1, 2024 Full Review Josh Parham Next Best Picture The information presented is thorough, yet never comes across as tedious or overwhelmingly grim. Rated: 8/10 Jun 5, 2022 Full Review Witney Seibold Critically Acclaimed Podcast Ready to feel the fresh white-hot Hell of unbearable outrage? Apr 22, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Avindu G A thorough political view point on human race's reaction to a challenge that's backed up by dear mother nature. A great documentary on the importance of good governance in the time of crisis but the end of it seem to be too sudden. TUC leaves the viewer with so many good questions that must be asked and that's fulfilling a docudrama's purpose. Intelligent use of visuals and cinematography is excellent capturing the pandemic induced chaos. Great use of background music tuning up the tension. The multitude of separate fields that participants are from makes this essential service of a documentary an eye opener. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/29/23 Full Review Audience Member I thought it was too overblown and of course not getting into everything, just what and how they want to cover the issues. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member A completely biased hit piece. Sad excuse for a movie. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member An infuriating documentary about the Trump administration's mishandling of the pandemic, 'Totally Under Control' can be a depressing watch at times, but it gets its point across in a very effective manner. Many more documentaries will be made about the last year, but this one is very well put together. Everyone should watch this. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting, but not as good as #UNFIT Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A documentary on Hulu about how the US government and public health agencies dealt with the coronavirus pandemic and how we got to the point before October 2020. Quite a disturbing and shocking revelation of how politics dominated over science and helped spread the preventable pandemic. Definitely a must watch to learn about the coming of the pandemic in the US. 9/10 Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Public health officials discuss the U.S. government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Director
Alex Gibney, Ophelia Harutyunyan, Suzanne Hillinger
Producer
Alex Gibney, Ophelia Harutyunyan, Suzanne Hillinger
Screenwriter
Alex Gibney
Production Co
Yellow Bear Films, Jigsaw Productions, Play/Action Pictures, Participant
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 13, 2020
Runtime
2h 3m
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