Closet Monster
Strand Releasing | Release Date: September 23, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
81
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinSep 28, 2016
Dunn juggles the story’s vital, at times fantastical narrative, eclectic imagery, and wellspring of human fears, flaws and desires with vision and confidence. But Jessup’s powerfully empathetic performance really seals the deal. Read full review
90
The New York TimesKen JaworowskiSep 22, 2016
Connor Jessup wonderfully inhabits the teenage Oscar, who observes others while trying to find himself. Read full review
90
Village VoiceChuck WilsonSep 21, 2016
[A] superb coming-of-age drama. Read full review
88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzJul 15, 2016
Dunn’s work is a far more fantastical feat, one that mixes slow-burn drama with a welcome Cronenbergian sensibility. Oh, and Isabella Rossellini plays a talking hamster. Just try to top that. Read full review
80
VarietyDennis HarveySep 24, 2016
Canadian writer-director Stephen Dunn’s first feature treads no new ground in basic outline. But the risk-taking confidence with which he weaves in sardonic magical-realist elements, not to mention his unpredictable yet assured approaches to style and tone, make this a most auspicious debut. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterHarry WindsorJan 4, 2016
Autobiographical but also singularly imaginative, this formally exuberant bildungsroman plays like a Gregg Araki film with a dash of Cronenbergian psychosomatic body-rebellion thrown in. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonDec 1, 2016
It’s ambitious, and has a great ’90s indie feel. Read full review
75
The Seattle TimesJohn HartlOct 25, 2016
The ingenious cinematographer, Bobby Shore, uses the Newfoundland locations to achieve some of his most striking effects. The result is sort of a horror film, but not really. It’s too funny to be categorized that way. Read full review
75
HitfixGregory EllwoodJan 4, 2016
Dunn demonstrates an impressive ability to bring his unique interpretation of the coming out process to life. Read full review
75
IndieWireKate ErblandJan 4, 2016
Dunn plays around with perspective and style, but all the flash doesn't obscure the film's emotion and heart, which are deep and true. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneSep 20, 2016
It's when Stephen Dunn dares to inhabit the how and not the what of queerness that Closet Monster feels authentic and deliciously strange. Read full review
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