Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine

  • 2015


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Average Rating 4.0/5
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5.0
It is impressively skeptical of the same mission that it takes on its shoulders: to make something positive from a senseless crime without diminishing .. Rogerebert
4.0
On Oct. 6, 1998, the gay Laramie, Wyo., student Matthew Shepard, then 21, was tied to a fence and pistol whipped. Ny Daily News
3.8
Josues film is not consistently effective in bridging her personal story with Shepards well known legacy, but there are striking moments that explore .. The Globe And Mail
3.0
The name Matthew Shepard brings to mind the brutal murder in 1998 of a young gay man and the storm of protest launched by the LGBT community against h .. Spirituality And Practice
5.0
Josues film (her first) is a work of raw, unfiltered emotion.It is as much about a filmmaker searching for answers as it is about the life, death, and .. Mark Reviews Movies
4.5
It is hard, as an onlooker, to bear, but it deserves to be borne. Slate
4.0
Prepare to have your heart broken by this incredibly moving documentary, which adds texture to the Matt Shepard weve come to know from the headlines.W .. Common Sense Media
3.8
But most of all, it gives its characters and its audience a chance to reflect. Sf Gate
3.8
Every interviewee strikes a palpable note of loving tenderness, skewing the films tone toward sentimentality, yet Josue is unafraid to occasionally li .. Slant Magazine
3.8
If the director wanted to rehumanize Shepard, she has succeeded. Her other goal, though worthwhile, was not so easy to accomplish: to make sense of a .. Washington Post
4.0
Ms. Josue narrates the film as a personal journey and a kind of grief circle with those who knew and loved the gregarious Mr. Shepard. The New York Times
4.5
An almost unbearably heartbreaking documentary rehumanizes the LGBT icon... and makes him newly tragic all over again. Flickfilosopher
3.8
The film is most compelling as a character study, an examination of one mans quest to be loved and understood. Blogs Indie Wire
4.0
The uneven film travels to some locations it doesnt need to and cant always decide on a balance between recounting well known facts and dwelling on Jo .. Hollywood Reporter
4.0
The answer lies in Shepards full life story, which constitutes the first half of the film and turns out to be particularly edifying. Los Angeles Times
4.4
It wasnt the most technically well made doc ever, but it contained a raw power that was undeniable. Aisle Seat
3.0
Theres nothing new here in terms of documentary form, and there are too many filler scenes shot from inside cars driving down Wyomings highways. But t .. Now Toronto
3.5
Shepard showed incredible promise as a young man to lead a remarkable life. The Dissolve



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