An elite private intelligence firm contracts ex-FBI agent Sarah Moss to infiltrate a mysterious anarchist collective, The East, suspected to be respon...
Film.com - by Jordan Hoffman This is a movie that proposes a genuine, intelligent solution, both for the main character and for us. It comes at you kinda quickly (and economically, in about three wordless shots), but it hit me like a bag of dumpster-dived apples to the gut....read more
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The Hollywood Reporter - by John DeFore Batmanglij balances emotional tension with practical danger nicely, a must in a story whose activist protagonists can make no distinction between the personal and the political....read more
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indieWIRE - by Eric Kohn As slickly paced as a big-studio espionage movie, it nearly succeeds as a pure adrenaline-rush thriller. In the end, the problem isn't that there's too much plot, but rather a certain dramatic illogic....read more
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Variety - by Justin Chang This clever, involving spy drama builds to a terrific level of intrigue before losing some steam in its second half....read more