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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinOsder has made a documentary that’s astonishingly in the present tense.
- 100VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibThe brilliantly edited tapestry of actions and reactions exposes a pattern of prejudice and fear capable of infinitely repeating itself.
- 90The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldLet the Fire Burn relentlessly sustains its tragic momentum.
- 88Slant MagazineSlant MagazineAn unnerving, all-archival account of Philadelphia citizens suddenly terrorized by the unchecked violence of rogue "law and order."
- 80Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearA first-rate piece of forensic filmmaking.
- 80The DissolveTasha RobinsonThe DissolveTasha RobinsonLet The Fire Burn is a fascinating look at official overreaction, government overreach, and the corrupting effects of prejudice on powerful institutions.
- 80SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirDisturbing and extraordinary new documentary.
- 75New York PostFarran Smith NehmeNew York PostFarran Smith NehmeThe closing subtitle says that no one was ever prosecuted for this madness. The pure-archive approach leaves a taste of despair; civic governance, it seems, can’t even promise not to kill you.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe doc could benefit from more information about what led up to that day.
- 60Village VoiceDiana ClarkeVillage VoiceDiana ClarkeThere's never enough information.