Our Time Machine
| Release Date (Streaming): September 11, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
84
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Universal acclaim based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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100
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonSep 10, 2020
The issues of aging and familial relationships and the appealing nature of this family would make “Our Time Machine” worthy of a look in any case, but what puts it over the top is Maleonn’s fascinating visual inventions. Read full review
100
Screen DailyAllan HunterSep 10, 2020
Our Time Machine is very carefully balanced between the personal and the professional. An elegant, focused piece of storytelling finds the space to explore the family history revealing the way in which these lives are inextricably linked with the history of China itself. Read full review
90
VarietyScott TobiasSep 10, 2020
Sun and Chiang strike a tricky balance between a high-stakes making-of documentary and an intimate, observational family portrait, but Maleonn is such a thoughtful, sensitive, brilliant subject that the film is compelling no matter where on the creative spectrum they find him. Read full review
90
Film ThreatChris ShieldsSep 10, 2020
The vision of life’s twilight years presented in the film is frank while still remaining expansive. Read full review
90
SlashfilmCaroline CaoSep 10, 2020
Our Time Machine might deploy too many endings, but each epilogue feels precious as if it is snatching as much time as it could with its subjects. Read full review
88
LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenSep 10, 2020
The documentary displays such winsome artistry that you also leave feeling energized. It’s an invigorating act of creative defiance in the face of Alzheimer’s disease. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweSep 10, 2020
The technical and logistical details of the project are constantly fascinating, but it’s these emotional moments that pack most of the film’s power. Read full review
80
The New York TimesGlenn KennySep 10, 2020
This often visually beautiful movie sometimes ventures full-time into Maleonn’s own dreams and is frank in its depiction of the conflicts in the family — as well as of Maleonn’s struggles to be a good son and an active artist, as his ambitions for the project run ahead of his financial resources. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmSep 11, 2020
Our Time Machine leaves you wanting a whole lot more, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenSep 10, 2020
Maleonn somehow finds an anchor of optimism amidst the situation, despite his father’s steady memory decline. That, too, is part of this film’s gift. Read full review
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