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Village Voice
Consuming Spirits is overlong. A dystopian T.S. Eliot once said, "Humankind cannot bear too much reality," maybe even in a cartoon. Full Review
A.O. Scott
The New York Times
It is a work of obsessive artisanal discipline and unfettered artistic vision. You have never seen anything like it. Full Review
David Fear
Time Out New York
A genuine labor of love and fictional self-loathing, Sullivan's animation style is undeniably compelling, whether he's channeling Grant Wood's paintings or Robert Crumb's monochromatic sketches. But the interweaving stories of commercialized religion, rancid Americana and alcoholic wretches start wearing thin around the movie's midpoint; by the end, the whole morose endeavor risks becoming downright threadbare. Full Review
Farran Smith Nehme
New York Post
Not everyone will be in tune with the movie's sick sense of humor, although it's sometimes hilarious. Full Review
Ian Buckwalter
NPR
In a story built on ugly secrets and lifetimes of terrible events, small moments of beauty and redemption sneak through - proving that sometimes utilizing those bitter remnants of charred memories can prove more fruitful than Earl Gray thought. Full Review
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