Cinemania Critic Reviews
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What Christlieb and Kijak do so well is keeping these folks from not seeming like loons.Read the full review
They talk warmly and with enthusiasm about certain titles, but I have the eerie feeling that they must be at a movie whether they enjoy it or not. Read the full review
It's too short, and it doesn't delve deep enough. But it's thoroughly enjoyable.Read the full review
An unsparing, if light-touched, look at obsession, denial and where to find the cheap seats in Manhattan.Read the full review
A voyeuristic look at voyeurs, Cinemania never seems sure whether it's a comedy or a tragedy. Instead, the film just seems intent on depicting its subjects as lovable kooks, a reductive portrayal that does little to acknowledge the desperation and loneliness that permeates every frame.Read the full review
It is left for Mr. Heidbreder to offer the fanciest rationalization for their addiction. Asked whether the movies are a substitute for life, he rejects the suggestion that their behavior is pathological and declares that film itself "is a form of living." Read the full review
