Viral: Antisemitism in Four Mutations
Dark Star Pictures | Release Date: February 21, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleMay 26, 2020
The documentary is eye-opening and very much worth seeing, even though it can’t help but be disheartening. Read full review
75
Film ThreatAndrew StoverMar 9, 2020
A brutally candid and well-intentioned documentary that exposes the modern faces of those embroiled in antisemitism. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 17, 2020
“Viral” is a sobering reminder that hatred of “the other” didn’t disappear after Pogroms and The Holocaust, and that it isn’t limited to jihadists and skinheads. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranMar 12, 2020
Though “Virus” could have lived without the presence of director Goldberg as an on-camera through-line, it is at its best in presenting strong and vivid examples of anti-Semitic rhetoric and actions. Read full review
65
TheWrapTodd GilchristFeb 20, 2020
Ultimately, “Viral” feels like the sequel or second season in a series where a first (or at the very least, a recap) would have been helpful. As a topic of tremendous ongoing importance with roots that desperately need exploration, anti-Semitism deserves, and needs, a look into its global impact and perpetuation that makes a deeper dive than this documentary provides. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmFeb 21, 2020
There’s no question that Islamophobia is also on the rise around the globe, and this film — however inadvertently and well-intentioned — plays directly into it. Read full review
40
The New York TimesTeo BugbeeFeb 20, 2020
The trouble with this skimmed approach is that by sidelining historical analysis, the film denies its audience the best defense against distortion, a rational necessity when interpreting a conversation that often seems to happen in code. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFeb 20, 2020
Although touching on a multitude of aspects of its disturbing subject matter, it never really digs particularly deep into any of them, with the result that it ultimately proves unsatisfying Read full review
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