There was a time when independent films had such a reserve of good will that followers flocked to them simply because they weren't part of the mainstream. Now the truth can be told: a film isn't worth seeing just because it was made by well-meaning people outside the studio system.
You've Been Trumped isn't particularly revelatory, nor is it an outstanding piece of film-making. Director Anthony Baxter does what he can with what he's got, but he only has so much to work with.
This is the least of Hollywood's worries, for my money. The major studios have a bigger problem -- such as the fact that they so seldom make movies with serious themes or content. And they never address actual political issues if they can avoid it.
You've Been Trumped, a film that has become a voice for Scottish locals opposed to Donald Trump's development of a golf course and resort north of Aberdeen, won the Award for Social Justice at the Hamptons International Film Festival.
Donald Trump may claim he's "an environmentalist," but You've Been Trumped a new documentary paints another picture of the billionaire in his quest to...