The Projectionist
Kino Lorber | Release Date: October 2, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
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Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The Film StageJohn FinkMay 3, 2019
The joy of Ferrara’s The Projectionist is simply in getting to know its subject. Read full review
75
The PlaylistChris BarsantiMay 7, 2019
A thin but heartfelt piece of work ... But with Ferrara content to let his subject mostly drive the show and not impose more of an authorial vision and context that could have created a grander narrative about the history of moviegoing in New York, the passion is missing. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineSam C. MacMay 2, 2019
Where The Projectionist ultimately excels ... is as the kind of cultural microcosm that makes Ferrara’s other documentaries feel at once urgent and incredibly rich in their broader implications. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyMay 2, 2019
This labor of love should be embraced wherever the term cinephile means anything. Read full review
60
The GuardianCharles BramescoMay 2, 2019
For cinephiles, this will be effective propaganda in service of a belief they already hold, a reaffirmation of their purist convictions from a simpatico mind. ... [But it] can sometimes slip into slightness, as Ferrara pads an already slim run time. Read full review
50
Screen DailyWendy IdeMay 2, 2019
It’s possible ... that in his affection for and identification with Nicolaou, Ferrera has over-estimated the fascination of his subject’s life story. Read full review
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