Between their wildly different bodies of work, a shared appeal emerges: to stop, look, listen, and consider not just what's in front of you, but also where it came from and where it might be going.
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Village VoiceAmy Nicholson
Village VoiceAmy Nicholson
It's less interesting watching them do what they both feel they have to do -- talk about their craft -- especially as both give off the prickly energy of artists who would rather create than explain. They're more comfortable asking one another questions, even though the answers are shrugged off humbly.
The graceful flow avoids the spoon-feeding of pocket biographies, and even if the material can feel lean at times, Mr. Klinger shepherds along a valuable encounter with a sense of easy, generally uncanned observation.
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The DissolveJen Chaney
The DissolveJen Chaney
It’s a perfectly pleasant cinema-studies seminar, but one that stops just short of teaching its students anything truly insightful.
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The Hollywood ReporterStephen Dalton
The Hollywood ReporterStephen Dalton
Klinger is clearly aiming at a hardcore of filmmakers and cinema students, but even that niche audience will only glean incomplete insights into the methods and motivations of his subjects.