Labyrinth of Cinema
Crescendo House | Release Date: October 20, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
82
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Universal acclaim based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsOct 20, 2021
Labyrinth of Cinema is tremendously affecting, frequently beguiling, usually exhausting, and on, and on, and on. Read full review
91
The Film StageGlenn Heath Jr.Oct 20, 2021
This mammoth final effort by Ôbayashi, an artist who so often destroyed the conventional boundaries of cinematic space in works like 1977’s Hausu, is a completely humbling viewing experience. Read full review
90
VarietyRichard KuipersNov 9, 2021
Opening with a riotous bombardment of sound and image that risks confusing and losing some viewers even as it sends others into rapturous delight, Labyrinth of Cinema then makes sense of the chaos and emerges as a touching plea for peace and an exuberant celebration of the artifice and transformative power of cinema. Read full review
90
TheWrapDave WhiteOct 20, 2021
A thrilling, sprawling sensory overload that simultaneously enchants and overwhelms. Read full review
89
Austin ChronicleJenny NulfDec 30, 2021
Labyrinth of Cinema is a chaotic entanglement of ideas and endearing characters, a sweet departure for the luminous artist Ôbayashi was. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter BradshawOct 20, 2021
Labyrinth of Cinema is indeed labyrinthine, a maze of jokes, film references, quirky back projections, bargain-basement effects and melodramatic confrontations. But at its centre is something deeply serious: a belief that, as the sole country to have experienced a nuclear strike, Japan has a terrifying exceptionalism. This awful truth is marked by a tonal cymbal-clash, both acidly comic and desperately sad. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungOct 20, 2021
More uneven but ultimately more effective than filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi’s previous anti-war film. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineWilliam RepassOct 20, 2021
Manic, maximalist, and bristling with postmodern bells and whistles, Labyrinth of Cinema is exactly what its title suggests. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 20, 2021
An ambitious, over-reaching film without the budget, polish or will to achieve its aims. Read full review
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