Halston
1091 Media | Release Date: May 24, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
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Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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88
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldJul 10, 2019
This film celebrates Halston’s work but shows more interest in the man — and the unexpected corporate drama — behind it. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyMay 24, 2019
Compared to the inherent compactness of “Dior and I” that crystallizes Dior’s collective craft and process under its new creative director Raf Simons, Halston is vast, and therefore, less of a thrill to watch than the real-life “Project Runway” challenge thrown at Simons. But it will be no less breathtaking for fashion enthusiasts, and anyone dwelling in the tricky intersection of art, history and commerce. Read full review
80
TheWrapDave WhiteMay 24, 2019
Halston is at its most naturally energetic when highlighting career triumphs. It’s packed with archival footage remembering past glamour, and moving contemporary interviews with models like Pat Cleveland, whose own ascendance in the fashion world as one of the first African American models to make a name for herself, went hand in hand with Halston’s paradigm shift. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJun 12, 2019
Unusual framing device aside, Halston is on balance a solid and affectionate tribute to an American original. Read full review
70
Rolling StonePeter TraversMay 22, 2019
Ignore the film’s foolish framing device and Halston emerges as a fascinating study of a fashion artist who allowed women to live an idealized vision of themselves. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyMay 22, 2019
Even with its imperfections, the expansive scope of this tribute seems entirely fitting for an industry giant who put America on the global fashion map. Read full review
70
Screen DailyAllan HunterMay 22, 2019
It would be easy to paint him as a tragic figure but Tcheng’s film is more of a celebration than a lamentation, saluting a superstar designer whose life was a triumph of style and substance. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Nathalie AtkinsonMay 30, 2019
“I have a theory that less becomes more,” Halston purrs in one early interview. The opposite may well be true, and the same could be said for this documentary. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeMark FeeneyMay 29, 2019
It’s an understatement to say that Tcheng is drawn to this material. He revels in it. Yet he’s too clear-eyed to turn Halston’s story into a morality tale. Read full review
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