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Washington Post
Technically, The House I Live In isn't season six of "The Wire." But Eugene Jarecki's investigative documentary probing our nation's futile war on drugs is so similar in tone and intent to HBO's acclaimed series that fans of the defunct television program will want to take a look. Full Review
Andrew Schenker
Slant Magazine
The mixture of different techniques and varied views results in a rich, multi-faceted look at one of America's most misguided policy initiatives. Full Review
David Fear
Time Out New York
Whenever the film focuses more on Jarecki's hand-wringing than deconstructing the war itself, you wish someone would have looked the filmmaker in the eye and just said no. Full Review
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
As is, the film is more likely to impress the choir than change many minds. Full Review
Eric Kohn
indieWIRE
A personal work not because the director chooses to make himself a part of the story, but rather because he implicates all of us in it. Full Review
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