New Movie Releases: “Hank: Five Years Later” and “Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve”

The Takeaway

Two new documentaries look at the financial meltdown five years later.
One is called “Money For Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve,” and is in limited release in theaters today. The other, which will be released directly to Netflix subscribers on Monday, is called “Hank: Five Years from the Brink.”
Do they tell the truth? And are they any good? We’ve got two perspectives. One from WNYC’s economics editor, Charlie Herman, and the other from Movie Date co-host Kristen Meinzer.

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