Matching the surface-depth of an Abercrombie advertisement circa 1998, Alison Klayman’s “White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch” is a standardized and, unfortunately, scattered look at the titular company at the height of its cultural dominance in the 1990s and 2000s. What could’ve been an interestingly short segment on, say, CNN”s “The Nineties” is stretched to the breaking point as Klayman unpacks the moment that A&F went mainstream and the social backlash that ensued from their terrible — and often illegal — work practices. 

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“You always wear two shirts?” someone asks Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s former Chief Strategist. Looking back on old photos – openly remarking his distaste for reflecting over memories – we see that his fashion choice, layering one collared shirt atop another, is a habit so old he can’t even remember when it started – same goes for his sly smile. “You smirk and it’s uncomfortable for me,” a reporter comments, after Bannon dismisses accusations pointed at his adept dog-whistling.

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There are documentaries like Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 11/9,” which attempt to show people the evil that is infecting the current White House regime through the use of real stories from unknown Americans who are struggling. And then you have a documentary like “The Brink,” which aims to show what’s going on in the current political climate, through the words and actions of one of the far-right’s biggest leaders, Steve Bannon.

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“What would you take to be the best?” Reads the tagline on the poster of Netflix‘s latest documentary feature “Take Your Pills.”

Alison Klayman directs her latest project following “11/8/16,” with “Take Your Pills,” and we just got our first trailer for the doc. The film is set to premiere on March 9 at the SXSW Film Festival.

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