Synopsis
Molly Ivins was six feet of flame-haired Texas trouble. She was a prescient political journalist, best-selling author, and Bill of Rights warrior. She took no prisoners, leaving both sides of the aisle laughing and craving more of her razor-sharp wit. It's time to raise hell like Molly!
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Cast
- Molly IvinsSelf
- Harold CookSelf
- Andy IvinsSelf
- Margo JohnstonSelf
- Charles KaiserSelf
- Paul KrugmanSelf
- Anne LamottSelf
- Linda Jann LewisSelf
- Myra MacPhersonSelf
- Rachel MaddowSelf
Recommendations
- 89
Austin Chronicle
There are plenty of great things to say about director Janice Engel’s portrait of the late, legendary Ivins, but maybe the best is that after watching Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins, you'll immediately want to go back and re-read all her books. - 88
Movie Nation
“Raise Hell” is a movie of laughs, because nobody ever popped the balloons of political pretense like the hard-drinking, chain-smoking six-foot permanent “outsider” Molly Ivins. - 85
TheWrap
“Raise Hell” reminds us of the never-ending importance of those skilled observers with the ability to speak truth to power. And if, like Ivins, they can make us laugh while doing so, then they’re all the more essential. - 83
The Film Stage
Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins is a funny portrait of a quick-witted satirist who called it as it was, unafraid to be a little mean to the narcissists who were just glad to see their name in print. - 83
The Playlist
Similar to RGB, Raise Hell preaches to the small choir that adored Ivins, but this documentary sings a beautiful new psalm that will reach new disciples and renew the follower faith like a tent revival. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
The documentary rarely presses its larger points. But it calmly reveals how much journalism has changed since Ivins started out in the late 1960s, yet how relevant her observations about the blight of corporate money in politics and threats to the First Amendment remain today. - 80
Variety
The late journalist’s career and witticisms are smoothly encapsulated by veteran documentarian Janice Engel’s slick feature. - 75
RogerEbert.com
This documentary does a fine job of capturing what made her special.
