On-Air Film Review: Fall Out in ‘Downfall: The Case Against Boeing’

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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on February 17th, reviewing “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing,” a new documentary that made its debut at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, and is streaming on Netflix beginning February 18th..


Rating: 4.0/5.0

The film is directed by Rory Kennedy, the youngest daughter of Robert F. Kennedy. In 2018, a Lion Airlines flight in Jakarta, Indonesia, mysteriously crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff. One year later, an Ethiopian Airliner did a similar dive into the earth. The commonality for both these crashes was the 737 Max, a best selling plane from the Boeing corporation. In a step by step exposé on the history of Boeing and the manufacture of the 737 Max, Kennedy unearths both the flaw in the plane and in its business model.

“Downfall: The Case Against Boeing” is streaming on Netflix starting February 18th. Written by Mark Bailey and Keven McAlester. Directed by Rory Kennedy. Rated “PG-13”
Click here for Patrick McDonald’s full on-air review of “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing”

Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Photo credit: Netflix

Click here for Patrick McDonald’s full on-air review of “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing”