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- 2020
- Utopia
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- 2020
- Utopia
- 1 h 38 m
Summary A look at the final moments of a Las Vegas dive bar called 'The Roaring 20s'.
Directed By: Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross
- 2020
- Utopia
- 1 h 38 m
- 2020
- Utopia
- 1 h 38 m
Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
7.3
Summary A look at the final moments of a Las Vegas dive bar called 'The Roaring 20s'.
Directed By: Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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96% Positive
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4% Mixed
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
83
96% Positive
24 Reviews
24 Reviews
4% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The sense of the watering hole as a haven for lost souls – not to mention the threat of gentrification to civic space – couldn’t be more vérité.
Bursting with humanity, grounded in humility, and in love with the poetry of faces, Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets is a classic indie film that will irritate or mystify some viewers while inspiring evangelical fervor in others.
Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets may not be the straight-faced documentary it looks like, but it’s a sober-eyed document of our times nonetheless.
A carefully staged and meticulously cast presentation disguised as a cinema verité documentary, it’s confounding if you feel compelled to put a label on it but raucously moving if you take it as a day-long adventure with a group of fascinating characters.
Its moral identity aside, this is a staggering piece of filmmaking. The Rosses have a keen command of picture and motion; their film is riveting from the jump, swiftly and totally enveloping us in the bonhomie of Michael and his bleary company. Maybe the non-reality of it all isn’t worth fretting about.
It’s “The Bachelorette” wed to “The Iceman Cometh”: the setup is staged, but the tears are real.
Seen with or without foreknowledge of its methods, Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets is only fitfully engaging — suspect as documentary, insubstantial as fiction.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
7.3
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
7.3
83% Positive
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Production Company
Department of Motion Pictures,
XTR
Release Date Jul 8, 2020
Duration 1 h 38 m
Genres
Awards
Nevada City Film Festival, US
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Champs-Élysées Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
