September 5

Every beat, every moment, every scene is carefully calibrated to hold your attention, even when it seems like not much is happening except for people talking.

I found it engrossing, sobering...

Ethical questions haunt the movie. And while strong performances abound, no one gives a rousing speech to clarify the murk.

... Driven by intellectual purpose and crackles with momentum.

So tautly directed that you can practically feel the panic-sweat trickling down the back of your own neck.

The technical stuff -- almost all of which plays out within the tight confines of the broadcast studio -- is fascinating. But the meat of September 5 lies elsewhere, in the big moral questions it poses.

With its docu-drama feel, 'September 5' brilliantly captures the rising tension within the newsroom, making the audience feel the weight of every second.

Fehlbaum cuts September 5 like a thriller, and the film comes alive via its technical brilliance.

A disquieting recuperation of an infamous act of terrorism, September 5 is a jittery look at a news crews on the precipice of determining when, exactly, the media, as an amplified witness, becomes, itself, the perpetrator.

Right now there is so much news happening so quickly there’s the very real risk it becomes a blur. September 5 is therefore alarmingly relevant to the present moment.