The Tuba Thieves
| Release Date: March 15, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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100
The New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonMar 14, 2024
Its connective tissue is an idea, an exploration, and it’s designed to be more absorbed than understood. But for the patient audience, it’s richly illuminating. Read full review
83
IndieWireSusannah GruderNov 16, 2023
The Tuba Thieves is about embracing uncertainty and misunderstanding — something d/Deaf/hard-of-hearing people do every day. In fact, the film’s entire genesis was intended as a large-scale “game of telephone,” deliberately seeking out disorder and unexpected end products. Read full review
80
VarietyCarlos AguilarNov 16, 2023
Without the rigidness of a concrete story, O’Daniel is able to command the medium in an invigorating manner. Though it requires that audiences surrender to its unconventional tactics, the reward is the opportunity to rediscover the familiar with a fresh set of eyes and ears. Read full review
75
The Film StageJohn FinkNov 16, 2023
Through its experimental structure, The Tuba Thieves defies convention, creating a challenging experience that forces us to listen without an overarching narrative imposing some sense of order or the authority of a documentary filmmaker. Read full review
63
LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenMar 12, 2024
The Tuba Thieves doesn’t quite have the mastery of the collage form you’ll find in somewhat similar experiments like Leviathan or Cameraperson, so that some of its ideas and images can feel scattershot, yet it undeniably subverts the tools of cinema in a uniquely compelling way. Read full review
42
The PlaylistBrian FarvourNov 16, 2023
The effort deserves a nod, but the execution stumbles, falls, and, whether intentional or not, can’t be saved. Read full review
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