OUR NIXON

Cinemavixion Review

Penny Lane's "Our Nixon" offers a remarkably intimate and often disquieting portrait of a presidency through the unconventional lens of home movies. Compiled from Super 8 footage shot by Nixon's inner circle—H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman—the documentary eschews traditional historical narration for a more visceral, fly-on-the-wall perspective. This approach humanizes the figures often reduced to caricatures, revealing moments of levity, strategic planning, and chillingly, the casualness with which monumental decisions were made. The film’s strength lies in its juxtaposition of personal memories against the backdrop of escalating scandal, providing a unique, albeit limited, view into the Nixon White House. With critical acclaim, including a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, "Our Nixon" is a compelling excavation of a pivotal era in American history, urging viewers to reconsider the man behind the infamous tapes.