Birders: The Central Park Effect

Music Box Films | Release Date: January 18, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
79
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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90
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf SmithJan 15, 2013
Should be a delight for everyone. Bird watchers will find affirmation and even explanation for their avocation. People who can't tell a towhee from a titmouse will still wonder at the beauty of it all. Read full review
83
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerJan 18, 2013
In "Birders," by contrast, nature is one big entrancing show; a world of tweets without "tweets." Read full review
80
Village VoiceSimon AbramsJan 23, 2013
Kimball's bird footage is attractive on its own, but the way he positions his birders in conversation with one another is why Birders soars. Read full review
80
SalonAndrew O'HehirJan 17, 2013
As "Birders" makes clear, and as Franzen would surely agree, birds and birders have always been among us and require no reinvention. What they have to offer us is what that heron offered me, for just a split-second – a sense that despite our best efforts we are still a part of nature, and not yet an alien species disconnected from the real world. Read full review
80
VarietyRonnie ScheibJan 16, 2013
Director Kimball's sharply focused, serenely ravishing nature photography provides reason enough to go armchair birding. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydJan 15, 2013
I found myself repeatedly on the edge of tears over its course. It is a relatively short but luxurious film. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeJan 15, 2013
The birds are not only gorgeous but, as they poke for food and rustle around, entertaining. Read full review
75
New York PostLou LumenickJan 17, 2013
Beautifully photographed over the four seasons - including Christmas, for the park's century-old bird census - Birders: The Central Park Effect is full of grace notes. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jan 15, 2013
Equally enrapturing are the birders themselves, including the writers Jonathan Franzen and Jonathan Rosen – contemplatively articulate in all their geeky birding glory – and especially Starr Saphir, who leads birding tours through Central Park. Read full review
60
Time OutMatt SingerJan 15, 2013
The feverish intensity of enthusiastic birdwatchers may seem better suited for a Christopher Guest movie, but director Jeffrey Kimball's lush cinematography makes Central Park's beauty no laughing matter. Read full review
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