Rewind
FilmRise | Release Date (Streaming): May 8, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
87
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Universal acclaim based on 12 Critic Reviews
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12
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmMay 8, 2020
Apart from its numerous profound achievements, Neulinger’s picture is an extraordinary work of film analysis, inviting the viewer to study certain encounters frame-by-frame as a way of revealing their unspoken subtext. Read full review
91
IndieWireDavid EhrlichMay 4, 2019
A wrenching self-portrait of inherited abuse that joins “The Tale” and “Leaving Neverland” on a growing list of essential and unfathomably brave films about the internalization of sexual trauma. What “Rewind” sometimes lacks in elegance, it makes up for in immediacy. Read full review
91
The PlaylistAndrew BundyMay 4, 2019
There aren’t enough synonyms for the word courage to do Sasha Neulinger’s story real justice. Rewind, is simply an astounding movie and a milestone in psychiatrically minded filmmaking. Read full review
90
TheWrapSteve PondMay 7, 2020
You’ll walk away from Rewind shaken by the story, and haunted by the face of a little boy with a world of hurt and nowhere to run. Read full review
90
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternMay 7, 2020
A harrowing but enthralling documentary. Read full review
90
Film ThreatChuck FosterMay 6, 2019
Sasha deserves credit not only for making a riveting documentary but also for getting so darkly personal. Read full review
90
Screen DailyWendy IdeMay 4, 2019
It’s hard to imagine the courage which went into the making of this highly personal documentary. ... With its unflinching candour about both the nature of the abuse and the effect that it had on its victims, the film is a difficult and upsetting watch. Read full review
90
VarietyOwen GleibermanMay 4, 2019
Watching the movie is like staring at a blurred image of the past that gradually, over 86 minutes, comes into terrifying focus. Read full review
83
The Film StageJared MobarakMay 7, 2020
Neulinger dives in headfirst to break down every single aspect of his journey towards the truth. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMay 7, 2020
Though difficult to watch, it's a film that helps outsiders confront the horrifying ways such events can cause damage for decades after the fact. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergMay 7, 2020
For the director, putting family members on camera clearly had a therapeutic value. Witnessing that unburdening feels almost ancillary, even intrusive. But Rewind could only be made by this filmmaker in this way, and that gives it an unsettling fascination. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 16, 2020
So the revelations, when they come in “Rewind,” don’t have the jolt that they did in “Capturing the Friedmans,” or even in the mini series about the widely-publicized crimes of R. Kelly and Michael Jackson. Read full review
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