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Side by Side

2012

Christopher Kenneally

Documentary, Self: Keanu Reeves, James Cameron, David Fincher ...

7.0

1,109

Documentary The documentary investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation.

	Author	Review
United States	Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter	"An engrossing and detailed crash course on the digital revolution"	POS
United States	David Wiegand SFGATE	"The documentary would have been that much better with a more explicit focus on why the average filmgoer should care."	NEU
United States	Noel Murray AV Club	"What’s most valuable about 'Side By Side' is how comprehensive it is in documenting how the art form changed"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"For a film geek this movie is absolute heaven (...) Fascinating debates percolate in 'Side by Side' about aspects of moviemaking that are mysterious, even invisible, to most fans"	POS
United States	Wesley Morris Boston Globe	"Entertaining, enlightening, if overlong (...) If you haven’t grasped the differences between film and digital and were hoping to train your eyes to know what’s what, this movie muddles more than it clarifies."	NEU
United Kingdom	David Hughes Empire	"Wherever you stand on the celluloid-versus-digital debate, Kenneally's documentary, hosted by an endearingly affable Reeves, is well-researched, informative and absorbing (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"No true movie junkie is going to want to miss 'Side by Side' (...) The film clips, side by side, are revelatory (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS

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