The Ghosts in Our Machine
| Release Date: November 8, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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80
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyNov 14, 2013
The Ghosts in Our Machine, a heartfelt meditation on animal rights, comes at you as a whisper. It depends on the persuasive powers of creatures great and small — in their natural habitat or in cages — to argue that we stop using them for food, clothing, research and entertainment. Read full review
80
Village VoiceErnest HardyNov 5, 2013
A film whose sense of urgency and purpose is utterly engrossing. Read full review
70
The New York TimesDavid DeWittNov 7, 2013
The Ghosts in Our Machine is a compelling movie, but its argument expands without deepening. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineWes GreeneNov 5, 2013
Jo-Anne McArthur's cause draws sharp comparisons with the never-mentioned PETA, a seemingly insignificant omission that discloses a lingering problem of willful insularity. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comScott Jordan HarrisNov 8, 2013
Marshall's film does not only aim to document animal rights activism but also to propagate it, and in that it is less successful. This is a film overflowing with passion and compassion but often lacking the intellectual detachment necessary to distill conviction into a rigorous argument. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeNov 2, 2013
Liz Marshall's Ghosts in Our Machine trades didacticism for first-person atmospherics. Read full review
40
VarietyPeter DebrugeDec 10, 2013
This off-putting pic requires open minds and iron nerves. Read full review
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