Whirlybird
Greenwich Entertainment | Release Date: August 6, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Film ThreatRob RectorOct 14, 2021
To both the filmmaker and subject’s credit, neither feel that the transition to Zoey should excuse past behavior, and the director lets her sit with her thoughts. She processes her actions in front of the camera as she surveys the wreckage of her life. This is what makes Whirlybird such a wholly unique story, ultimately resonating as a portrait of a deeply flawed person. Read full review
80
VarietyAmy NicholsonAug 5, 2021
The doc is a fascinating insight into how individual choices can shape the news. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinAug 6, 2021
Quibbles aside, Whirlybird proves a memorably evocative time capsule of 1980s and ’90s Los Angeles and the people who made — and captured — the news, as well as a stirring portrait of regret. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergAug 5, 2021
Drawing on an amazing video stockpile from the 1980s and ’90s, Whirlybird is an editing feat. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comNell MinowAug 6, 2021
We cannot help wishing, as we do so often in watching what passes for news these days, that this story was told with more insight, context, and, well, focus. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChuck BowenAug 5, 2021
At its best, Matt Yoka’s documentary vividly captures how personal demons shape creative output. Read full review
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