The War Room (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray), Criterion Collection, Documentary

The 1992 presidential election was a triumph not only for Bill Clinton but also for the new breed of strategists who guided him to the White House and changed the face of politics in the process. For this thrilling, behind-closed-doors account of that campaign, renowned cinema verite filmmakers D. A. Pennebaker (MONTEREY POP) and Chris Hegedus (STARTUP) closely followed the brainstorming and bull sessions of Clintons crack team of consultants especially the folksy James Carville and the preppy George Stephanopoulos, who became media stars in their own right as they injected a youthful spirit and spontaneity into the process of campaigning. Fleet-footed and entertaining, THE WAR ROOM is a vivid document of a political moment whose truths still ring in our ears.