All This Panic
Factory 25 | Release Date: March 31, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
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Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
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13
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2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshApr 13, 2017
All This Panic is a deeply felt tribute to youth but also to growing up; it’s a time capsule of a fleeting, fragile moment when angst is mixed with beauty and everything seems ripe with potential. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyMar 30, 2017
No wonder the lean, 79-minute running time of All This Panic is not a liability: Gage makes each minute boldly and deeply matter. Read full review
83
The PlaylistOktay Ege Kozak Mar 27, 2017
All This Panic doesn’t offer any revolutionary approaches to this type of intimate documentary, and the subject matter might be too broad for some, but it makes up for its lack of originality with heart and genuine emotion. Read full review
80
NPRBob MondelloMar 31, 2017
The camera captures intimate moments with musing, chattering young women who, as All This Panic goes on, seem not so much consumed by panic as by motion — dancing in a club, running on a beach, hopping a subway or a cab, exploring ... trajectories. Read full review
80
Village VoiceNick SchagerMar 29, 2017
Unconstrained by the need for a neat-and-tidy dramatic arc, All This Panic opts for messy honesty — and, in the process, finds hope for all of its subjects, in ways both big and small. Read full review
80
Total FilmTom DawsonMar 27, 2017
Avoiding the pitfalls of prurience and sensationalism, this dreamily photographed film reveals its young subjects to be vibrant and articulate individuals. Read full review
80
EmpireJimi FamurewaMar 27, 2017
Yes, the premise is a bit threadbare but this is an intimate, lyrical documentary that offers a subtly effective snapshot of life as a young woman on the threshold of adulthood. Read full review
80
The GuardianNigel M SmithMar 27, 2017
Gage’s remarkably intimate portrait of female youth on the verge leaves you with a largely hopeful feeling that this particular group of women will make good on that advice. Read full review
80
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganMar 27, 2017
All This Panic has a refreshingly light touch. These girls can make heavy weather of routine situations yet shoulder enormous responsibilities with grace and good humour. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Mar 29, 2017
Gage leans on the bright personalities of her subjects, while using roving handheld camerawork, smears of big-city color, and a shallow depth of field to capture some of the romantic grandeur they see in the world. All This Panic feels like a gift from her to them. Fortunately, we get to enjoy it, too. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMar 30, 2017
All This Panic can feel glancing, its more painful revelations sliding in unheralded and slipping away just as quietly. What’s left is a dreamy diary of a time that passes so quickly yet impacts so profoundly. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenMar 30, 2017
The result is a composite portrait of girlhood, refracted — not especially rich in groundbreaking insight, but often shimmering with feeling. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineElise NakhnikianMar 27, 2017
There's plenty of life in this honest, impressionistic portrait of a cohort of 21st-century American girls. Read full review
60
VarietyAlissa SimonMar 27, 2017
All This Panic is more remarkable for the way it looks than the actual, somewhat banal, girl-talk content. Read full review
50
The Film StageJohn FinkMar 27, 2017
The film itself seems to have blossomed organically while unfortunately never quite finding its motivation. Read full review
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