Carmine Street Guitars
Abramorama | Release Date: April 24, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
82
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
VarietyOwen GleibermanApr 20, 2019
Carmine Street Guitars is a one-of-a-kind documentary that exudes a gentle, homespun magic. Read full review
100
Original-CinLiam LaceyApr 3, 2019
Mann’s laidback, dramatized-reality approach to the subject is to treat Carmine Street Guitars, at 42 Carmine Street, as a village general store from another era, a place for friendly gossip and home-made goods. Read full review
90
Rolling StoneDavid FearApr 24, 2019
It’s a love letter — to New York, to the bohemians and musicians who still live there come hell or high water, to the art of crafting a damn fine customized Stratocaster, to taking pride in your work, to shooting the shit and most importantly, to finding a place for fellow freaks and misfits to call home. Read full review
88
Slant MagazineChuck BowenApr 23, 2019
The film celebrates the thingness of things, as well as the assuring clarity and lucidity that can arise from devotion to knowledge. Read full review
80
The GuardianLeslie FelperinJun 27, 2020
It is 80 minutes of pure woodwork-musicianship-upcycling erotica for a very specialist but passionate market. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeApr 25, 2019
The doc's a delight for six-string gearheads and a reverie for those who still treasure what remains of pre-Bloomberg, pre-Giuliani New York. Read full review
80
Screen DailyDavid D'ArcyApr 25, 2019
Tender without sentimentality, the doc by Ron Mann is as absorbing as it is understated. Read full review
80
The New York TimesGlenn KennyApr 24, 2019
In a film full of pleasant harmonies, a note of dread comes in. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovMay 8, 2019
Carmine Street Guitars is an affectionate, somewhat elegiac glimpse into a master and a craft that, like so much of the surrounding neighborhood, is steadily being corporately gentrified. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyApr 24, 2019
The rhythm is slow. You really get the sense that when you walk through the doors of Carmine Street Guitars, you step outside of time. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 22, 2019
The eccentric, serene, almost poetic documentary about Kelly, his business, his protege guitar builder/decorator, the former art student Cindy Hulej. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerApr 4, 2019
Nothing much happens in this pleasantly casual 80-minute conversation of a documentary. It doesn’t come to you; you must come to it – like a Jim Jarmusch film, particularly his "Coffee and Cigarettes" from 2003. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenMay 9, 2019
Carmine Street Guitars is a leisurely Sunday stroll of a documentary. Read full review
50
Film ThreatBobby LePireApr 25, 2019
When the filmmakers focus on the artists who work there, it is moving and engaging. Despite how fun it is to see your favorite musicians in everyday life, there is not much they say that is interesting. Read full review
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