Kid 90
Hulu | Release Date (Streaming): March 12, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
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Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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91
ConsequenceLauren J. CoatesMar 11, 2021
Though clumsily paced and in need of a little more structure, Soleil Moon Frye’s Kid 90 is an achingly personal insight into what it means to truly understand and connect with your past, disguised as a documentary about the perils and pitfalls of childhood stardom in the blossoming age of technology. Read full review
80
CNNBrian LowryMar 12, 2021
The destination, frankly, is probably less compelling than the journey. But Frye's wide web of contacts offers a compelling window into not only her past, but the very specific cultural moment when it all unfolded. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMar 12, 2021
A valuable and unique rewind glimpse of what it was like to be a teenage celebrity in the pre-Instagram era. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleZack RuskinMar 10, 2021
Other documentaries have made this point in grander, more artistic ways, but there is value in seeing this raw footage that accompanies an adolescence spent in front of the camera. Read full review
75
The Film StageJared MobarakMar 10, 2021
It’s almost as if Frye’s childhood was stolen to some extent by this whirlwind of sensory experiences, rebellion, and dual lives she’s only now able to unpack, interpret, and acknowledge with fresh eyes recontextualizing memory through truth. Read full review
71
Paste MagazineAdesola ThomasMar 11, 2021
A worthwhile effort that’s premise and delivery demonstrate the difficulty of bridging the gap between spectator and celebrity. Read full review
70
TimeStephanie ZacharekMar 12, 2021
It’s not as self-absorbed as you might expect. It’s more about the nature of memory itself, the kind of movie Chris Marker might have made if, instead of an experimental filmmaker and mixed-media artist, he’d been a former Hollywood child star. Read full review
50
VarietyPeter DebrugeMar 17, 2021
In many ways, Frye’s collage only makes sense to its maker, where someone else might have brought enough distance to put all this material in perspective. Read full review
50
The New York TimesDevika GirishMar 11, 2021
If the unremarkableness of the moments captured in Moon Frye’s footage is refreshing, it also makes for a somewhat insipid film. Read full review
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