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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Slant MagazineSteve MacfarlaneSlant MagazineSteve MacfarlaneBetween their wildly different bodies of work, a shared appeal emerges: to stop, look, listen, and consider not just what's in front of you, but also where it came from and where it might be going.
- 80Village VoiceAmy NicholsonVillage VoiceAmy NicholsonIt's less interesting watching them do what they both feel they have to do -- talk about their craft -- especially as both give off the prickly energy of artists who would rather create than explain. They're more comfortable asking one another questions, even though the answers are shrugged off humbly.
- 70The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe graceful flow avoids the spoon-feeding of pocket biographies, and even if the material can feel lean at times, Mr. Klinger shepherds along a valuable encounter with a sense of easy, generally uncanned observation.
- 60The DissolveJen ChaneyThe DissolveJen ChaneyIt’s a perfectly pleasant cinema-studies seminar, but one that stops just short of teaching its students anything truly insightful.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonThe Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonKlinger is clearly aiming at a hardcore of filmmakers and cinema students, but even that niche audience will only glean incomplete insights into the methods and motivations of his subjects.