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3.0
But what do its 145 minutes (an appropriately Spielberg ian chunk of time) really tell us about Steven Spielberg, aside from the fact that the man has ..
Av Club
3.0
And Spielberg absolutely is a good watch.HBOs sprawling documentary about the singular Hollywood director is a totally effective guided tour of his li ..
EW
3.1
What I will say about Spielberg is that it devotes time to what fans will want to see and hearthe greatest hits of a great career.
Rogerebert
3.0
But despite an onslaught of every relevant artistic and familial connection to the man in focus, Spielberg still feels like a respectful appreciation ..
Indie Wire
4.5
A gaggle of talking heads dissect various myths about how Spielberg broke into the industry.
Indie Wire
4.0
Spielberg readily admits the epic scale of its failure, but at the time he may have drawn the wrong lesson from it.
Variety
4.0
Spielberg shows the extraordinary life of a cinephile turned director, whose work has left an indelible mark, one thats perhaps so entrenched that we ..
The Guardian
4.0
Steven Spielberg, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, Barry Pepper and Tom Sizemore on the set of the 1998 film Saving Private Ryan..(HBO/HBO) The Steven Spiel ..
4.5
This is a documentary that could and should be shown in film schools.
Vulture
5.0
It would have been a good opportunity for a more lively interchange of ideas that could have enriched the film.
The Hollywood Reporter
4.0
Is Steven Spielberg too popular to be an artist.The question has hung over his career since he barely had one, when The New Yorker critic Pauline Kael ..
The New York Times
4.0
Spielberg also indulges in some mythmaking of his own in remembering that his rise at Universal began with his sneaking off the tour tram (a detail th ..
4.5
The result takes Spielberg from his earliest childhood to today, exploring everything from his gift for camera movement to how he used filmmaking to w ..
4.0
Lacy emphasizes Spielbergs genius for expressive motion, with moving a camera within a scene, but doesnt delve deeply into craft.
Village Voice
3.0
10 1 10 / 10 When it comes to the dissection of the life and career of Steven Spielberg, Im not sure what exactly director Susan Lacy was expecting to ..
Blu Ray
4.0
Its tempting to say that Spielberg is a for fans only documentary.
Decider
4.0
The HBO documentary Spielberg is a lot like some of the legendary directors films: its well made, thoughtful, emotional and maybe a little long.
The Wrap
4.4
Lacy has mined everything, it seems, except perhaps too little naysaying.
News Day
4.5
Nothing will.For everyone else, its a remarkable look at what shaped both Spielbergs art and the man who created it.
Az Central
4.0
Probably the highest compliment one can pay of Spielberg is that it holds its subject in a reflection long enough to truly see the full picture of the ..
Salon
3.0
The documentary is in some ways a victim of its subjects popularity and prolificness; it would be hard for Lacy to breeze over the broad appeal of Ind ..
The Atlantic
2.0
His cinema is one thats instinctual and earnest smothered in trademark sentimentality aimed straight at your heartstrings.
Birth Movies Death
4.0
The second half, perhaps inevitably, sags a bit, but nevertheless conjures a deeply personal portrait of this extraordinarily versatile filmmaker.
Cnn
3.0
Even when the proceedings feel a little cursory, or incomplete, this is still a lovingly painted big picture.
Consequence Of Sound
3.0
Overall, Spielberg is a satisfying and edifying look at a giant of cinema.
The Play List
5.0
If there is such a thing as a movie sense and I think there is Spielberg really has it.
La Weekly
4.5
The filmography traces the evolution of the artist who first fell in love with movies as a young boy and later blossomed into a master craftsman and s ..
Kansas City
4.0
No one ever said Mr. Spielberg didnt know how to control a narrative.
Wsj
5.0
That one man has directed more than 60 films, and about 50 of those films are either damn entertaining, great or timeless masterpieces, is a breathtak ..
Chicago Sun Times
3.5
The ambition is there, at least, and this would not be the first Star Trek series to take a while to find its feet.
Straits Times
4.5
It cant be said enough just how much Schindlers List paved the way for Spielbergs legacy to be set in stone.Take away everything else that the filmmak ..
Solzy At The Movies
5.0
The new documentary makes a strong case that at the peak of his powers, Spielberg may have had many colleagues, but he had no peer.
National Review
4.5
Like you often do with his movies, Spielberg is engineered to make you laugh, cry and marvel at how he pulled it off.
Tv Insider
4.4
An honest documentary about the master of entertainment. Its more personal than I thought it could be. .
3.5
is valuable, but leaves the feeling that, with a little more audacity and irreverence, it could have been a lot better.
3.5
And its now one of the most poignant and honest moments in the film.Even his silence is revealing.
Mavens Nest
4.5
An absolute wonder to watch. It made me so unbelievably happy and reminded me why I love film.
Hannahhoolihan
5.0
(Most movie directors dont do this.).Spielberg, who had so defined himself with clever shots and studio trickery threw all those techniques away and s ..
Times Of Israel
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