American Anarchist 2016 Watch Free in HD

The story of one of the most infamous books ever written, 'The Anarchist Cookbook,' and the role it's played in the life of its author, now 65, who wrote it at 19 in the midst of the counterculture upheaval of the late '60s and early '70s.

Genre:

Documentary

Actors:

William Powell, Charlie Siskel, Joan Rivers

Director:

Charlie Siskel

Country:

United States

Release:

2016

IMDb:

5.9

Quality:

Duration:

80 min

RogerEbert.com

An intriguing film about an infuriating man.

March 24, 2017

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SF Weekly

American Anarchist makes the interesting choice of saving Powell's difficult childhood for the end, and while it was tragic, most people with difficult childhoods didn't go on to write books about how to make bombs.

March 24, 2017

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Chicago Tribune

Siskel's movie - flawed, somewhat limited but never dull - makes Powell eat his words and then, in metaphorical terms, write the restaurant review.

April 13, 2017

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Village Voice

Siskel turns many interviews into interrogations, browbeating his subject, demanding dramatic apologies, eager to expose a hypocrisy that Powell doesn't seem to have in him.

March 20, 2017

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New York Times

"American Anarchist" makes for unsatisfying viewing, although it's possible it couldn't have been otherwise.

March 23, 2017

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AV Club

What starts as an interesting look at a man who singularly inspired a lot of violent perpetrators becomes an unnecessarily hectoring judgment of someone who's already been punished for his youthful bravado.

March 23, 2017

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Detroit News

"American Anarchist" is an interesting look at accountability on several different levels.

March 24, 2017

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New York Post

Unnerving ...

March 23, 2017

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Los Angeles Times

"American Anarchist" delivers a fascinating cautionary tale that asks, "How many mea culpas are we expected to make for our reckless youth?"

March 23, 2017

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Chicago Reader

[Powell] comes off as a tragic figure: a teacher haunted by his most spectacular lesson, and a man of learning who, where his own guilt was concerned, took care not to learn too much.

April 13, 2017

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