Dear Mr. Brody
Greenwich Entertainment | Release Date: March 4, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
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Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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9
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0
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80
TheWrapRobert AbeleMar 4, 2022
Concurrently, as Maitland provides pockets of warmth and humanity in the legacies of a handful of letter-writers, he relays through archival footage and interviews the fallout for Brody himself when the sheer volume of outstretched hands and scrutinizing eyes became too much for him to handle. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenMar 3, 2022
As with his 2016 documentary “Tower,” which recounted a 1966 mass shooting in Texas, director Maitland is most concerned with those whose stories get buried beneath the headlines. Read full review
80
The New York TimesLisa KennedyMar 3, 2022
Dear Mr. Brody invites timely thoughts about the wealthy and income disparity. Read full review
80
The New YorkerRichard BrodyMar 2, 2022
Through Glassman’s diligent and empathetic investigations, it becomes a film of documents, in which the aura of the letters—the worlds that they contain in their text and evoke in their sheer physical presence—generates overwhelming emotional power. Read full review
78
Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpMar 7, 2022
What Maitland does do to separate his film from other docs that rely on that structure is weave dramatization into documentation, breathing life into the woeful stories and dashed dreams of men, women and children mailing their pleas for relief to Michael Brody Jr. at the edge of desperation. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiFeb 24, 2022
It is nothing less than a tapestry detailing the human desire for, yes, money, but more importantly, for connection. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattApr 29, 2022
The heir himself turned out to be a naïve and troubled young man, though Strickland leaves his particular fate a mystery until the final moments of the film. What's in between is unevenly executed but still compelling: a far-out cautionary tale of money, media, and gonzo idealism gone wrong. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonMar 4, 2022
Dear Mr. Brody does a fine job of showing how the financial chasm between rich and poor people is as wide and insurmountable today as it was in 1970. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineDerek SmithFeb 28, 2022
The film poignantly draws a straight line from the economic anxieties of the past straight to the present. Read full review
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