Ask E. Jean
Abramorama | Release Date: May 22, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
IndieWireKate ErblandMay 22, 2026
Carroll may have made her bones as someone with ready answers and an irrepressible spirit, but Meeropol’s film is best when its subject finally realizes even the best advice only applies in the moment, in certain places, for certain people. Living in the after of those questions? That’s much more important. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comNell MinowMay 22, 2026
Instead of assessing, it observes and assumes the audience is as enraptured with the subject’s insouciance as the filmmakers are. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterAngie HanMay 22, 2026
Here is a fascinating woman in her own right, distilled in the public imagination to someone else’s crime. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonMay 22, 2026
Carroll is a phenomenally compelling subject, and her magnetic, joyful presence at the center of the film holds it together. Read full review
90
VarietyTomris LafflyMay 22, 2026
With the sharply structured documentary Ask E. Jean, director Ivy Meeropol accomplishes the near-impossible, telling the story of Carroll in a manner as consistently enthralling and unapologetic as its subject. Read full review
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