Screened Out
Dark Star Pictures | Release Date (Streaming): May 26, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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4
Negative:
0
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75
RogerEbert.comNell MinowMay 26, 2020
Just because we already sense or know a lot of what is in this film does not mean we won't benefit from hearing it in such urgent and compelling fashion. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 15, 2020
The jury’s out on that, but not on the growing concern Screened Out scratches the surface of. It may feel incomplete, lacking focus (put the phone back down, Hyatt) and myopic. But it lays out the parameters of the problem, the “social validation feedback loop” of effort, attention and “rewards” that these successful businesses manipulate in ways that are starting to feel insidious and destructive. Read full review
60
The GuardianCath ClarkeMay 28, 2020
If you’re a parent whose screen-time rules have crumbled in lockdown, under no circumstances watch this film until normal service resumes. Read full review
60
VarietyOwen GleibermanMay 28, 2020
Why watch Screened Out? Because it shows you something you didn’t know. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMay 26, 2020
Screened Out delivers a convincingly cautionary argument that we're all becoming zombies forgoing human relationships and experiences in favor of our ubiquitous devices. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMichael OrdoñaMay 26, 2020
The film drifts from grown-up to kid problems with mostly anecdotal evidence but very little science to back it up. It tries to cover too much ground in 71 minutes without going deeply into any of the areas it lightly explores. Read full review
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