Kim's Video
Drafthouse Films | Release Date: April 5, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
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Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
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6
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4
Negative:
2
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100
TheWrapJan 22, 2023
Kim’s Video is so delightful because Redmon and Sabin have taken a subject that might have led to wistful dead ends and follow it through to such an extent that they wound up with a gold mine of material and a documentary that plays like a bold narrative feature. Read full review
75
The Daily BeastNick SchagerJan 25, 2023
A rollicking tale of the inextricable bonds between life and art, and the value of ensuring that the latter remains preserved for future generations. Read full review
75
The Film StageJohn FinkJan 22, 2023
Kim’s Video is endlessly entertaining, embracing the energy of the films that made Redmon, a kid from Paris, Texas, who loved movies and was thankfully able to escape to New York at the right time and find Kim’s. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarApr 4, 2024
This caper-slash-personal essay is an admirable endeavor that honors, above all, a filmmaker’s fixation on a medium that makes him whole. Read full review
70
Screen DailyWendy IdeJan 22, 2023
The unexpected humour and sheer ballsiness of Redmon and Sabin’s quest make for an entertaining ride which is only slightly undermined by the overuse of clumsily crowbarred movie references. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubBrent SimonApr 5, 2024
A nonfiction work of swirling whimsy and rabbit-hole intrigue that eschews mere nostalgic appreciation in favor of a cockeyed hybrid approach that amuses and bemuses in equal measure. Read full review
60
The New York TimesGlenn KennyApr 4, 2024
Kim’s Video, co-directed by David Redmon and Ashley Sabin and narrated by Redmon, is less a retail history than a shaggy dog story. One that actually appears to be true. Go in knowing that and you might get a kick out of it. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerJan 22, 2023
Many cinephiles are nostalgics at heart, and the story of how Kim’s Video was founded, lost and eventually found again seems to reflect a greater story about how the cinema, whether consisting of Palme d’Or winners or Z-grade slashers, has been pushed to the margins of popular culture — to be fondly remembered in documentaries like this. Read full review
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Paste MagazineJacob OllerJan 22, 2023
If ever there was a case made that being on the right side of history, in the right place and with the right story isn’t enough to make satisfying non-fiction, Kim’s Video is it. Read full review
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The New YorkerRichard BrodyApr 10, 2024
In trying to do too much in its mere eighty-seven-minute span, “Kim’s Video” does too little. For all Redmon’s self-described passion for movies and obsession with the Kim’s Video trove, the film has little to say about a wider view of video-store life and its relationship to the movie-viewing experience. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoApr 5, 2024
Kim’s Video reaches so hard for quirky profundity that it falls on its face. It’s a real shame because there’s an interesting story buried in this frustrating film. Read full review
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ColliderTherese LacsonFeb 3, 2023
I hope that someone else decides to tell the story of Kim's Video again one day, because Kim's Video by Redmon and Sabin is incomplete, and a little too self-obsessed to do such an interesting story justice. Read full review
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