Ahead of the Curve
Wolfe Releasing | Release Date: May 28, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
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Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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70
Los Angeles TimesTracy BrownJun 1, 2021
While Ahead of the Curve doesn’t offer any solid answers, it does make the case that understanding lesbian history should be a key part in assessing the future. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterInkoo KangMay 27, 2021
First-time director Jen Rainin’s portrait of Stevens, Curve‘s achievements and blindspots, lesbian progress during the Clinton era and the uneasiness with the “lesbian” label among many queer women today is accomplished, resonant and deeply moving. Read full review
67
The Film StageJose SolísJun 4, 2021
By attempting to capture the universal instead of focusing on the specific, the film feels like a collection of ideas put forth in an amorphous collage. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 27, 2021
Ahead of the Curve does a decent job of summarizing a forty year blur in gay history and Stevens’ role in it as a spokeswoman for her sexuality and community on TV in the ’90s — “Power Dykes,” on the next “Geraldo!” — a pioneering publisher and a leader in the culture’s breathtaking shift in attitudes on sexuality, marriage and gender identity. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawJun 3, 2021
It’s a valuable portrait of a great risk-taker. Read full review
60
The New York TimesTeo BugbeeMay 27, 2021
The film’s subjects are overwhelmingly earnest, but the movie suffers for its substitution of enterprise over entertainment. Read full review
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