Combat Obscura
Oscilloscope | Release Date: March 15, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
The PlaylistGary GarrisonMar 18, 2019
While Lagoze’s film may not offer any genuinely new insights, it is an unsettling opportunity to bear witness to the numbing chaos of war. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 20, 2019
Military myth-making dies hard in Combat Obscura, perhaps the most unfiltered account of American boots on the ground in Afghanistan. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergMar 14, 2019
Leaning in to the style its patchwork of source material requires, Combat Obscura, is an eye-opening dispatch from a conflict mired in confusion. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubLawrence GarciaMar 13, 2019
Unsurprisingly, the results aren’t pretty. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChristopher GrayMar 11, 2019
The portrait it paints of its Marines is appropriately discordant, redolent of the twitchy frustration caused by a long stint in a sparse landscape with a hazy mission. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMar 14, 2019
More polished docs like "Restrepo" have covered similar ground in less scattered fashion, usually giving more coherent pictures of military operations while they're at it. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMar 14, 2019
Due to the movie’s deliberate lack of narrative arc, thematic stance and clear characterizations (the soldiers feel interchangeable and Logaze’s interview style is weak), we’re never always sure what we’re watching — or why. Read full review
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