Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
Zeitgeist Films | Release Date: June 1, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
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Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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83
IndieWireAdam SolomonsFeb 16, 2024
Letting the movie do the talking often works best. Read full review
75
Washington PostMark JenkinsSep 6, 2023
Obliquely but evocatively, “Desperate Souls” ponders the many roles of the cowboy: gay icon, cinematic hero and symbol of American manifest destiny from the Rockies to the Mekong. Yet the documentary acknowledges that neither Schlesinger’s film nor its era could change everything. Read full review
67
The Film StageLogan KennyJun 26, 2023
At best, Desperate Souls suggests a series of passionate stories being told by a beloved family member, occasionally sprawling but never anything less than compelling. By the end there’s a sense of sadness that its shaggy pleasures are now in the past, rendering its faults comparatively minor. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergJun 22, 2023
“Desperate Souls” convincingly argues that there’s no other time at which Joe Buck (Jon Voight) and Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman) could have become enduring movie characters, let alone have the tenderness between them depicted so subtly. Read full review
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