Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale
IFC Films | Release Date: March 16, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
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Generally favorable reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
9
Negative:
1
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60
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Fascinating, if slightly unfocused, film. Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklySteven Mikulan
The Shapiros, whose film is intercut with hilarious clips from vintage TV interviews with Mike Douglas and Charlie Rose, ultimately reveal a frail but mentally robust old man. Read full review
60
The New York TimesLawrence Van Gelder
An engaging and colorful but somewhat overbalanced documentary. Read full review
50
Washington PostEve Zibart
Provides a fascinating glimpse of how the human spirit struggles.
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
A fairly depressing experience. Read full review
50
Film.comErnest Hardy
As he explains the male-male relationships and the absence of stigma or judgment, the film soars.
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
The obvious thing is to say that Keep the River on Your Right has unfortunately bitten off more than it can chew -- but not more than we can digest. Read full review
40
Village VoiceAmy Taubin
Schneebaum is a great subject; the film doesn't quite make the most of him. Read full review
40
Mr. ShowbizMichael Atkinson
Gay jungle sex (gasp!), gone-native intellectuals, tribal rituals (gulp!), cannibalism (none of which the film shows, by the way) -- it sounds like a "Weekly World News" front page, not the thematic fodder of a highbrow non-fiction film.
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