Okay, here's a mainstream:
The long-awaited documentary from Snowden chronicler Laura Poitras arrived with a bang at its world premiere at the New York Film Festival on Friday night, receiving a rare festival standing ovation ahead of its theatrical release Oct. 24, when it could well jolt both the fall moviegoing season and the national conversation about privacy and security.
UPDATE 10/13: More reviews
Deadline: "Seamless and as darkly riveting as any John le Carré or Graham Greene thriller...If there is a top villain, it is the President himself, signing off on secret orders to expand the surveillance while pretending in public to champion the sanctity of privacy. Tell it to Angela Merkel."
Variety: "No amount of familiarity with whistleblower Edward Snowden and his shocking revelations of the U.S. government’s wholesale spying on its own citizens can prepare one for the impact of Laura Poitras’ extraordinary documentary 'Citizenfour.' Far from reconstructing or analyzing a fait accompli, the film tersely records the deed in real time."
FURTHER UPDATE: the Second Leaker & the President of the United States
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