Videoheaven
Cinema Conservancy | Release Date: July 2, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
The Film StageDavid KatzJul 1, 2025
Videoheaven embalms a world of choice, and greater sociality, that was once the cutting edge of modernity and now is history; so it goes. But as the film’s sucker-punch final line confirms, it matters to commemorate it––not because the video “era” was great. It matters because it was a chapter of American life. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineTaylor WilliamsJun 29, 2025
Alex Ross Perry doesn’t insert himself into something he views as bigger than himself, and that sense of reverence lends an emotional anchor to even the driest, disaffected parts of Videoheaven. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergJul 2, 2025
The observations range from the incisive to the grandiose, and at nearly three hours, Videoheaven could stand a tighter edit. Read full review
55
Paste MagazineJim VorelJul 8, 2025
With an incredibly deep and frankly excessive wealth of archival footage at its disposal, Perry examines filmic versions of the video store experience, drawing conclusions about what they meant to us, how filmmakers used them, and how we processed the end of the video store era. Read full review
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