To Dust

  • 2019


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88 % Certified Fresh
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 32
Negative reviews 7
Average Rating 3.5/5
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3.8
Snyder does not sugarcoat the realities of grief or biological inevitability, although he does, rather surprisingly, find humor in the protagonists un .. Rogerebert
4.5
The deft execution and astute lead performances ultimately make this acquired taste of a movie not only digestible, but rather charming. Variety
3.1
heres something in the relationship between these two partnerless men their yearning for connection that feels, beneath the jokes, very real and very ..
4.5
Shawn Snyders film about a cantor grieving for his wife and pondering her bodys decomposition is earnest to the point of piety. Its also bawdy, and at .. Screen Daily
1.5
The portrait of Shmuel will probably offend Orthodox Jews, despite or perhaps because of his continuous exclamations that everything hes doing is not .. Vulture
1.5
A dryly funny debut that pairs science and religious belief in a way that must surely be unique in the annals of cinema. The Hollywood Reporter
3.5
The real delight here, however, is Brodericks mensch, a middle aged man painfully aware that hes become a loser.
1.5
The boys actually think hes possessed, by a dybbuk in the guise of their mothers ghost. The New York Times
3.0
As dances go between science and faith, Snyder, who wrote the witty script with Jason Begue, is on to something, especially with the way Brodericks gi ..
3.1
To Dusts humour is of the one trick kind an odd couple on an odd mission but there is soul and small pleasures to its fly by 92 minutes. The Globe And Mail
3.8
It doesnt matter that repeatedly telling this hapless, divorced and burned out science professor that despite the black suit, wide brimmed hat, beard .. Rogers Movie Nation
4.5
Shawn Snyder makes a strikingly original and winsome feature debut. Chicago Reader
4.5
Rhrig is refreshing to watch as a man going through real emotion; Shmuel doesnt know what to do with his feelings, but hes trying to make it to the ot .. The Wrap
3.5
While a side of dark humor is nice in this drama, it doesnt always land very well. Az Central
4.5
To Dust is one of the rare films that understands the delicate balance between heavy handed subject manner and comedic upbeat moments of clarity. Film Inquiry
4.0
Place the unlikely pairing of Geza Rohrig and Matthew Broderick as frontrunners for the best on screen duo of 2019 Flickering Myth
4.0
I hope that more comedies can follow in To Dusts footsteps. We need some new blood, and its weird that some of the newest come from a movie that has a .. Flim Threet
2.0
To Dust is the idiosyncratic feature debut of Harvard and NYU educated filmmaker Shawn Snyder. Boston Herald
2.5
To Dust has several things to recommend it. Its decidedly different, and that is no small accomplishment in this day and age. Boston Globe
1.5
Shmuel finds no satisfactory answers in his communitys teachings. Birth Movies Death
4.0
It doesnt have quite the same dexterity when dealing with Shmuels children, who debate whether or not an evil spirit known as a dybbuk has taken hold .. Film
3.8
Beneath the sometimes grisly visuals and the pitch black humor and the general weirdness, this is the story of two men with precious little in common .. Chicago Sun Times
3.5
Shmuel finds himself turning to science to get answers to questions because Haredi Judaism doesnt have the answers. Solzy At The Movies
2.5
Director Shawn Snyder concocts a movie thats a wicked brew with a sweet aftertaste. Tony Mack
3.5
So death gets the first word in To Dust. But Shmuel gets the last one. National Post
4.5
With a mix of dark humour, heartbreak, and religious soul searching, director/co writer Shawn Snyder submits an unusually thoughtful rumination on dea .. Original Cin
3.8
I think the film is worth the moments of discomfort, and I always appreciate a film that keeps me guessing and takes me on a road I have never before .. Third Coast Review
3.0
He cant shake Shmuel (whom he cluelessly never ceases to stop calling Shmell). Theepoch Times
3.1
Likable but uneven, this seriocomedy benefits from a uniquely quirky premise and winning protagonists. But it cant overcome tonal problems and bumpy s .. Sf Examiner
3.5
As a result, the pathos of To Dust doesnt rely specifically on death at all, but rather on the lives altered by its inevitability. Spectrum Culture
4.5
Snyder doesnt shy away from the inherent grodiness of the decomposition process, nor the way conservative religions fail to address human needs. Sf Weekly
1.5
A comedy like this functions or fails depending on the way the pair get and stay together; Broderick and Rohrig have a harmony in their matched styles .. Metro Active
3.5
A one joke movie but it is a good joke brought to life by two actors who make their extreme characters relatable and recognizable. Richard Crouse
4.5
Together they weave a fulfilling and complete story that leaves the viewer satiated and satisfied. FlickDirect
1.5
Shmuel (Gza Rhrig) cant stop dreaming about his wifes toe rotting underground. Pgh City Paper
4.5
Funny, macabre and charming, this dark comedy about grief had us squirming nervously through laughter. Movies and Shakers
4.4
Ventures into macabre territory as it boldly crosses that imaginary line in the sand daring it to go one step further, and it does often with uproario .. Victoria Advocate
4.0
To Dust is equally strange, darkly funny, and insightful about the all too often mind altering and devastating effects of grief.
3.5
The cliche with unlikely bedfellows flicks is that the story is really about friendship; fortunately, thats not the case with To Dust. Pitts Burgh Magazine
3.5
What perhaps doesnt work so well in To Dust is the more broad attempts at comedy. rachelsreviews.net
4.5
And while its a meditation, eccentric but warm and often moving, on mortality and grief, the movie is also, once you adjust to its quiet, unforced rhy .. Phoenix Magazine



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