Kink
MPI Media Group | Release Date: August 22, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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80
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAug 21, 2014
A fascinating profile of the online pornography provider Kink.com. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonAug 21, 2014
Ultimately, Kink has an undeniably voyeuristic quality - it's a glimpse into a mostly forbidding world, and there's value in that. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineDrew HuntAug 18, 2014
More than just a thorough examination of hardcore pornography, Christina Voros's doc is also a sort of chronicle of the filmmaking process. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeAug 21, 2014
Kink is quite convincing in presenting this one workplace as a happy, sane environment where people respect each other and aren't manipulated into doing things they don't ultimately enjoy. But it leaves plenty of room to presume that Kink.com is an outlier in the industry. Read full review
70
The DissolveNathan RabinAug 21, 2014
Kink sometimes feels like a promotional film not just for the website it empathetically chronicles, but also for the sex-positive ethos it embodies. But it’s also unexpectedly convincing, and at times even moving in its paradoxical conception of liberation through degradation, and empowerment through submission. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlAug 19, 2014
The doc is often terrific fun. But it is a work of observation and advocacy rather than journalism. Read full review
60
VarietyGuy LodgeAug 21, 2014
The consistently celebratory stance of “Kink” is commendable, but also feels somewhat limiting. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanAug 21, 2014
There’s a surprising lack of provocation to this determinedly positive portrait. As a result, the movie often feels like a full-length ad for a great workplace, which just happens to stash whips and chains in the stationery closet. Read full review
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