Dreams Rewired
Icarus Films | Release Date: December 16, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
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Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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88
RogerEbert.comNick AllenDec 16, 2015
The ethereal essay provides a bounty of poetry, in the form of a measured narration by international treasure Tilda Swinton, and an extensively labored assembly of 200 black-and-white film clips. Read full review
80
The GuardianJordan HoffmanDec 16, 2015
First with the telephone, then early cinema, the magic of wireless radio and, finally, television, Dreams Rewired bombards the senses with a thorough and clever montage of found footage from the 1890s to the pre-war era. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeTy BurrFeb 4, 2016
Dreams Rewired is scattered by necessity and intent, and it throws off enough sparks to set your brain reeling. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlDec 17, 2015
The filmmakers aren't arguing that mass-media tech leads to fascism, but they suggest, with some lightness, that our interconnectedness certainly facilitates it. But Dreams Rewired is no polemic, and it never mocks the past. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeDec 16, 2015
Its feature-length assemblage of found footage, unified by an original soundtrack and eccentric narration by Tilda Swinton, will be too much of a good thing for some art-house patrons. But auds accustomed to the work of Bill Morrison and other archive-combing meditation artists should respond warmly. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen HoldenDec 16, 2015
Dreams Rewired is mostly content to entertain. Its explanations of how new inventions work are simplified to the point of superficiality. Read full review
50
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeDec 17, 2015
Tilda Swinton narrates this oddball, meandering essay film. Read full review
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Slant MagazineChristopher GrayDec 14, 2015
The documentary isn't advancing an argument so much as simply restating a European socialistic breed of fact. Read full review
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