Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2008) Critic Reviews

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San Francisco Chronicle | Joshua KosmanAdd Critic to Favorites

With his self-deprecating demeanor and easy laugh, Glass is a congenial presence, and now and then he lets an insight drop.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Noel MurrayAdd Critic to Favorites

As fascinating as Glass often is, it's simultaneously too conventional and not conventional enough.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Jeremy EichlerAdd Critic to Favorites

The lack of a credible external perspective beyond the narrative provided by Glass, his friends, family, and associates, makes the film feel too cozy.Read the full review

The New York Times | Jeannette CatsoulisAdd Critic to Favorites

Much like its subject: affable, quotable and emotionally guarded in the extreme.Read the full review

Variety | Robert KoehlerAdd Critic to Favorites

Another superficial film about music from Scott Hicks ("Shine"), picture runs a distant second to the superior new film on John Adams and Peter Sellars, "Wonders Are Many," which really captures how a composer works.Read the full review

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