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This documentary takes a look at how the Wall Street meltdown has affected the working class.
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| NewsBlazeKam WilliamsA damning documentary which makes a convincing case that neither the federal government nor the corporate elite could care less about the plight of the working class. |
| NPR's Fresh AirJohn PowersThis smart, touching documentary traces the connections between Wall Street's high-flying practices and the countless citizens on Main Street who now face bankruptcy and eviction. |
| Baltimore SunMichael SragowIt's a nightmare that starts like a normal daytime drive and ends in a vortex-like sinkhole. |
| Slant MagazineBill WeberA revelatory howl against the still-gestating, $8 trillion-and-counting financial-services industry bailout, American Casino follows the money that changed hands, or account columns, at every step of the subprime home-loan scam. |
| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirThis film stands as an intimate, terrifying document that renders an incomprehensible slice of recent history in human terms. |
| Film.comJonathan F. RichardsThe Cockburns paint a picture of a financial world devoid of morality and scruples, a culture in which reckless disregard of reason and caution led to a towering house of cards that could only come crashing down. |
| Washington PostDan KoisYou won't soon forget the therapist at Johns Hopkins who counsels recently homeless patients who've fallen into depression or substance abuse -- and then goes home to her own bitter foreclosure fight. |
| Boston PhoenixPeter KeoughPutting a face on the incomprehensible figures, the film takes a look at some of the victims, middle-class professionals who bought into the dream of home ownership and lost everything. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaThe documentary details in no-nonsense, talking-head style how commercial and investment banks moved high-risk mortgages out into the economy, dumping debt and reaping profits in the process. |
| The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe movie is a lucid and comprehensive picture of a rotten system, but it’s a relief to know that some people in the midst of disaster were doing their jobs. |