Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Sundance Selects | Release Date: August 5, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
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Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
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4
Negative:
0
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90
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeAug 4, 2016
One of the most enriching and enjoyable docs about a filmmaker in recent memory. Read full review
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Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAug 24, 2016
The subtitle of Richard Linklater: dream is destiny is drawn from a line of dialogue found in his equally groundbreaking and hypnagogic animated art film "Waking Life," and it serves as a mission statement of sorts for his entire oeuvre and endlessly curious philosophy. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleAug 18, 2016
Considering its subject often enjoys the simple wonder inherent in characters who look into the distance, Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny does an extra-fine job of looking back with similarly rich and appreciative curiosity. Read full review
80
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzAug 18, 2016
If you’re a fan willing to look past his misfires (or why he agreed to a “Bad News Bears” remake) or a film buff wondering about how a director operates on a set, “Dream Is Destiny” will be a delight. Read full review
80
VarietyOwen GleibermanAug 4, 2016
“Dream Is Destiny” is a pleasurably crafted career snapshot that doesn’t overstay its welcome. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyAug 5, 2016
While not an earth-shaker, this movie is an amiable and informative look at a guy who is shaping up to be, yes, one of the major American directors of the last fifty years. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayAug 3, 2016
Although it’s casual to a fault, Dream Is Destiny is generally engaging and liberally sprinkled with real insights into what makes this filmmaker special. Read full review
75
The Film StageJohn FinkJul 9, 2016
A tribute to a humble and fascinating man, Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny offers some unique insight — though for followers of Linklater’s career from his first feature It’s Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books, the film may offer very little new window into the man. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMichael NordineAug 4, 2016
Louis Black explores the casual philosophizing of his subject's work in Dream Is Destiny, an admiring documentary that wisely lets Linklater do most of the talking in his plainspoken, unpretentious manner. Read full review
60
CineVueBen NicholsonNov 3, 2016
Louis Black and Karen Bernstein pay warm tribute to the filmmaker in what is a fitting ode to independent spirit more than a penetrating portrait. Read full review
60
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAug 4, 2016
Such an uncommon artist warrants a less conventional survey than this one. Read full review
60
The GuardianLanre BakareJul 9, 2016
What Dream is Destiny makes clear is that commercial success really isn’t everything, and that being a director who isn’t bothered by it can lead to a singular if perhaps undervalued career. Read full review
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Slant MagazineCarson LundAug 2, 2016
The documentary is just more of what we've come to expect from director Richard Linklater's expanded fanverse. Read full review
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