Uncle Howard
| Release Date: November 18, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
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Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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80
The New York TimesGlenn KennyNov 17, 2016
The movie is a deft sort of dual narrative. Read full review
80
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganNov 15, 2016
Uncle Howard begins as a slightly tentative film about a nephew’s quest to discover more about his adored film-maker uncle, Howard Brookner. But it grows into a perceptive, poignant documentary which looks at many things. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyNov 15, 2016
The doc's beautiful final sequence rips your heart out. Read full review
80
VarietyDennis HarveyNov 15, 2016
This is no starry-eyed, heart-on-sleeve flashback but a low-key, respectful one, no less appealing for its relative reserve. Read full review
75
The Film StageRory O'ConnorNov 15, 2016
A deeply personal piece of work that offers both an introduction (or re-introduction?) to the director’s uncle — a once-burgeoning independent filmmaker who died of AIDS in 1989 at just 31 years of age — and a somber meditation on talent lost. Read full review
70
Village VoiceChuck WilsonNov 17, 2016
A bit disjointed but also vibrant and loving. Read full review
60
Time Out LondonDave CalhounDec 13, 2016
It’s a sad project, a testament to lives cut short and stories half-told. Read full review
60
The GuardianAndrew PulverNov 15, 2016
Here is a sensitive, intelligent portrait of film director Howard Brookner. Read full review
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