Disco
1091 Pictures | Release Date (Streaming): December 1, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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80
Film ThreatAlex SavelievJan 5, 2021
Disco is about how toxicity seeps into everything from masculinity to religion to parenting and, yes, even dancing. It’s as beautiful and heartbreaking as watching a dancer pirouette into an abyss. Read full review
80
Screen DailyLee MarshallDec 1, 2020
It’s the empathy Syversen and her lead actress evoke for a free spirit battered into submission that is this tough little film’s greatest achievement. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerDec 1, 2020
The canvas may be strewn with glitter and glory, but beneath the surface Syversen provides a chilling look at how religion can be used to ignore deeper personal traumas, convincing youngsters to turn to god when they should perhaps be turning to therapy or something more probing. Read full review
58
The Film StageC.J. PrinceDec 1, 2020
We’re ultimately left with a sense of formal stillness and relief brought about by the conservative spiritualism that feels strangely vague and unearned. Read full review
50
The New York TimesBen Kenigsberg
By the time it is over, Disco has crossed the line that separates being productively ambiguous from being simply cryptic. Read full review
42
The PlaylistKevin JagernauthDec 1, 2020
Though blessed with a strong lead performance by Pettersen, “Disco” is quick to knock the empty spectacle that undoubtedly accounts for significant portions of contemporary Christianity without entertaining the notion that, for some, faith does hold real value in their lives. It’s not particularly challenging to make a punching bag out of any organized religion, but it takes a far more clever piece of filmmaking to acknowledge its shortcomings and benefits while still maintaining a critical tone. Unfortunately, Disco isn’t that picture. Read full review
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