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Now: O'DESSA on Hulu, 32 SOUNDS on Criterion, GASOLINE RAINBOW on Mubi, THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT on Netflix
Soon: NOBODY NOTHING NOWHERE
Now: O'DESSA on Hulu, 32 SOUNDS on Criterion, GASOLINE RAINBOW on Mubi, THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT on Netflix
Soon: NOBODY NOTHING NOWHERE
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We’re honored to have Jeremy Strong join The White House Effect as an Executive Producer!
Jeremy recently called the film “mandatory viewing for anyone who cares about our planet” on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social
Watch THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT now @netflix.com!
Jeremy recently called the film “mandatory viewing for anyone who cares about our planet” on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social
Watch THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT now @netflix.com!
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We’re honored to have Jeremy Strong join The White House Effect as an Executive Producer!
Jeremy recently called the film “mandatory viewing for anyone who cares about our planet” on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social
Watch THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT now @netflix.com!
Jeremy recently called the film “mandatory viewing for anyone who cares about our planet” on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social
Watch THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT now @netflix.com!
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Before climate change became a political battlefield, it was a scientific consensus (and a bipartisan cause). ‘The White House Effect’ doc shows how that moment slipped away. A must-watch, out now on @netflix.com 🌎📽️ [2m10s] #climatechange #documentary #edusky 🧪
November 9, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Before climate change became a political battlefield, it was a scientific consensus (and a bipartisan cause). ‘The White House Effect’ doc shows how that moment slipped away. A must-watch, out now on @netflix.com 🌎📽️ [2m10s] #climatechange #documentary #edusky 🧪
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The White House effect: Why America reneged on its pledges to tackle climate change
The White House effect: Why America reneged on its pledges to tackle climate change
A new Netflix documentary tracks how, since 1989, the US has sabotaged efforts to reduce global emissions
www.irishtimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The White House effect: Why America reneged on its pledges to tackle climate change
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Beasts of the Southern Wild
November 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Beasts of the Southern Wild
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Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
November 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Read @theguardian.com’s powerful article on THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT, “a new all-archival documentary that examines the evolution of the climate crisis from non-partisan reality to divisive political issue,” now streaming on @netflix.com.
Full article: tinyurl.com/TWHEGuardian
Full article: tinyurl.com/TWHEGuardian
November 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Read @theguardian.com’s powerful article on THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT, “a new all-archival documentary that examines the evolution of the climate crisis from non-partisan reality to divisive political issue,” now streaming on @netflix.com.
Full article: tinyurl.com/TWHEGuardian
Full article: tinyurl.com/TWHEGuardian
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This week I finished my John Carpenter run and started #Noirvember
November 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This week I finished my John Carpenter run and started #Noirvember
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Happy Friday!!!!
Listening to an NPR
interview with Sununu, former Governor of New Hampshire, re FAA stress on airline travel during the shutdown.
Sununu. Sound familiar? For those of over the age of 60, that name should evoke concern at minimum.
If ur not sure why, watch The White House Effect.
Listening to an NPR
interview with Sununu, former Governor of New Hampshire, re FAA stress on airline travel during the shutdown.
Sununu. Sound familiar? For those of over the age of 60, that name should evoke concern at minimum.
If ur not sure why, watch The White House Effect.
November 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Happy Friday!!!!
Listening to an NPR
interview with Sununu, former Governor of New Hampshire, re FAA stress on airline travel during the shutdown.
Sununu. Sound familiar? For those of over the age of 60, that name should evoke concern at minimum.
If ur not sure why, watch The White House Effect.
Listening to an NPR
interview with Sununu, former Governor of New Hampshire, re FAA stress on airline travel during the shutdown.
Sununu. Sound familiar? For those of over the age of 60, that name should evoke concern at minimum.
If ur not sure why, watch The White House Effect.
Harper’s Bazaar puts BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD at number 12 for its list of “boundary-breaking” 50 Best Movies of the 2010s calling it “by far the most original piece of filmmaking to grace the screen this entire decade”
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film...
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film...
November 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Harper’s Bazaar puts BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD at number 12 for its list of “boundary-breaking” 50 Best Movies of the 2010s calling it “by far the most original piece of filmmaking to grace the screen this entire decade”
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film...
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film...
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The @nytimes.com calls THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT “illuminating”
Watch it now on Netflix and read the full interview at tinyurl.com/TWHENYT
Watch it now on Netflix and read the full interview at tinyurl.com/TWHENYT
November 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The @nytimes.com calls THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT “illuminating”
Watch it now on Netflix and read the full interview at tinyurl.com/TWHENYT
Watch it now on Netflix and read the full interview at tinyurl.com/TWHENYT
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Essential (but depressing) new documentary @netflix.com
The White House Effect
The story is bigger than America, but this traces the catastrophic shift from political consensus under Republican Bush 1 on Climate Change to state capture by Big Oil
#ClimateEmergency
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNOx...
The White House Effect
The story is bigger than America, but this traces the catastrophic shift from political consensus under Republican Bush 1 on Climate Change to state capture by Big Oil
#ClimateEmergency
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNOx...
The White House Effect Trailer
YouTube video by Actual Films Docs
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Essential (but depressing) new documentary @netflix.com
The White House Effect
The story is bigger than America, but this traces the catastrophic shift from political consensus under Republican Bush 1 on Climate Change to state capture by Big Oil
#ClimateEmergency
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNOx...
The White House Effect
The story is bigger than America, but this traces the catastrophic shift from political consensus under Republican Bush 1 on Climate Change to state capture by Big Oil
#ClimateEmergency
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNOx...
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In “The White House Effect”, now available on @netflix.com , archival footage is used to show how the US right moved from believing to disputing the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
‘How did we get here?’: documentary explores how Republicans changed course on the climate
In The White House Effect, now available on Netflix, archival footage is used to show how the US right moved from believing to disputing the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
In “The White House Effect”, now available on @netflix.com , archival footage is used to show how the US right moved from believing to disputing the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
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The White House Effect is a distressing look back at how President George H. W. Bush came to abandon his climate ambitions. It is essential viewing and a glimpse at a world that could have been, says Bethan Ackerley
Must-watch documentary shows how Bush Senior failed the climate
The White House Effect is a distressing look back at how President George H. W. Bush came to abandon his climate ambitions. It is essential viewing and a glimpse at a world that could have been, says Bethan Ackerley
www.newscientist.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The White House Effect is a distressing look back at how President George H. W. Bush came to abandon his climate ambitions. It is essential viewing and a glimpse at a world that could have been, says Bethan Ackerley
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Watching The White House Effect on Netflix and am just furious.
Oil executives and the presidents and politicians in their pockets should be tried at The Hague.
Oil executives and the presidents and politicians in their pockets should be tried at The Hague.
November 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Watching The White House Effect on Netflix and am just furious.
Oil executives and the presidents and politicians in their pockets should be tried at The Hague.
Oil executives and the presidents and politicians in their pockets should be tried at The Hague.
Dennis Harvey of @48hills.bsky.social calls THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT “the most essential” feature on his list of Halloweek recommendations.
Watch THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT, now streaming on @netflix.com
Watch THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT, now streaming on @netflix.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Dennis Harvey of @48hills.bsky.social calls THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT “the most essential” feature on his list of Halloweek recommendations.
Watch THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT, now streaming on @netflix.com
Watch THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT, now streaming on @netflix.com
Now streaming on @netflix.com, THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT!
Watch the film @variety.com calls “essential viewing for anyone interested in humanity’s future”
Watch the film @variety.com calls “essential viewing for anyone interested in humanity’s future”
October 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Now streaming on @netflix.com, THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT!
Watch the film @variety.com calls “essential viewing for anyone interested in humanity’s future”
Watch the film @variety.com calls “essential viewing for anyone interested in humanity’s future”
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The White House Effect is a distressing look back at how President George H. W. Bush came to abandon his climate ambitions. It is essential viewing and a glimpse at a world that could have been, says Bethan Ackerley
Must-watch documentary shows how Bush Senior failed the climate
The White House Effect is a distressing look back at how President George H. W. Bush came to abandon his climate ambitions. It is essential viewing and a glimpse at a world that could have been, says Bethan Ackerley
www.newscientist.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:12 AM
The White House Effect is a distressing look back at how President George H. W. Bush came to abandon his climate ambitions. It is essential viewing and a glimpse at a world that could have been, says Bethan Ackerley
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It's appropriate that our 2025 opener is having its Netflix debut on Halloween. We can think of few things scarier than climate inaction.
THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT explores the dramatic origins of the climate crisis and how a battle in the 1st Bush administration changed the course of history.
THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT explores the dramatic origins of the climate crisis and how a battle in the 1st Bush administration changed the course of history.
October 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It's appropriate that our 2025 opener is having its Netflix debut on Halloween. We can think of few things scarier than climate inaction.
THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT explores the dramatic origins of the climate crisis and how a battle in the 1st Bush administration changed the course of history.
THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT explores the dramatic origins of the climate crisis and how a battle in the 1st Bush administration changed the course of history.
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In the 90s, George H.W. Bush’s WH could’ve led on climate change - but instead politicized and downplayed it.
@briankarem.bsky.social talks with The White House Effect filmmakers about how climate inaction took root.
www.justaskthequestion.com/post/the-whi... @mswmedia.com
@briankarem.bsky.social talks with The White House Effect filmmakers about how climate inaction took root.
www.justaskthequestion.com/post/the-whi... @mswmedia.com
The White House Effect: an Interview with the Filmmakers
In this episode of Just Ask the Question, host Brian Karem engages with the creators of The White House Effect, a documentary that explores the historical context of climate change politics through ar...
www.justaskthequestion.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
In the 90s, George H.W. Bush’s WH could’ve led on climate change - but instead politicized and downplayed it.
@briankarem.bsky.social talks with The White House Effect filmmakers about how climate inaction took root.
www.justaskthequestion.com/post/the-whi... @mswmedia.com
@briankarem.bsky.social talks with The White House Effect filmmakers about how climate inaction took root.
www.justaskthequestion.com/post/the-whi... @mswmedia.com
Watch the brand new trailer for THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT now.
Watch the full film when it premieres on @netflix.com this Friday, October 31st.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNOx...
Watch the full film when it premieres on @netflix.com this Friday, October 31st.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNOx...
The White House Effect Trailer
YouTube video by Actual Films Docs
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Watch the brand new trailer for THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT now.
Watch the full film when it premieres on @netflix.com this Friday, October 31st.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNOx...
Watch the full film when it premieres on @netflix.com this Friday, October 31st.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNOx...
Join the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth and the IOP Student Advisory Board for a screening and discussion of THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT next Monday, November 3rd at 5:30pm. Dinner served!
RSVP at climate.uchicago.edu/events/event...
RSVP at climate.uchicago.edu/events/event...
October 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Join the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth and the IOP Student Advisory Board for a screening and discussion of THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT next Monday, November 3rd at 5:30pm. Dinner served!
RSVP at climate.uchicago.edu/events/event...
RSVP at climate.uchicago.edu/events/event...
It’s spooky season! Looking for a truly scary watch? Check out THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT which explores the terrifyingly dramatic origin story of the climate crisis and learn how a political battle in the George HW Bush administration changed the course of history.
Streaming on @netflix.com Oct 31!
Streaming on @netflix.com Oct 31!
October 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It’s spooky season! Looking for a truly scary watch? Check out THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT which explores the terrifyingly dramatic origin story of the climate crisis and learn how a political battle in the George HW Bush administration changed the course of history.
Streaming on @netflix.com Oct 31!
Streaming on @netflix.com Oct 31!
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The White House Effect is a distressing look back at how President George H. W. Bush came to abandon his climate ambitions. It is essential viewing and a glimpse at a world that could have been, says Bethan Ackerley
Must-watch documentary shows how Bush Senior failed the climate
The White House Effect is a distressing look back at how President George H. W. Bush came to abandon his climate ambitions. It is essential viewing and a glimpse at a world that could have been, says Bethan Ackerley
www.newscientist.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The White House Effect is a distressing look back at how President George H. W. Bush came to abandon his climate ambitions. It is essential viewing and a glimpse at a world that could have been, says Bethan Ackerley
“The [White House Effect] meticulously yet concisely probes how, why, and when our understanding of the greenhouse effect went from scientific certainty to it being up for debate.” – @slantmagazine.com
Streaming on @netflix.com THIS FRIDAY, October 31st
www.slantmagazine.com/film/the-whi...
Streaming on @netflix.com THIS FRIDAY, October 31st
www.slantmagazine.com/film/the-whi...
'The White House Effect' Review: The Birth of the U.S.'s Climate Change Denial
The film meticulously probes how, why, and when the greenhouse effect went from a scientific certainty to it being up for debate.
www.slantmagazine.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
“The [White House Effect] meticulously yet concisely probes how, why, and when our understanding of the greenhouse effect went from scientific certainty to it being up for debate.” – @slantmagazine.com
Streaming on @netflix.com THIS FRIDAY, October 31st
www.slantmagazine.com/film/the-whi...
Streaming on @netflix.com THIS FRIDAY, October 31st
www.slantmagazine.com/film/the-whi...