Skinamarink
IFC Midnight | Release Date: January 13, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
16
Mixed:
6
Negative:
3
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60
The GuardianCath ClarkeFeb 1, 2023
There is without a doubt something uncanny, almost seance-like, in the way Canadian film-maker Kyle Edward Ball evokes childhood fear of the dark. Read full review
60
EmpireRichard NewbyJan 27, 2023
Skinamarink is equal parts frustrating and fascinating. It’s an unsettling Rorschach test with a haunting ending that will settle in the pit of your stomach like a stone. But it can be a polarizing experience that pushes the limits of patience. Read full review
60
The New YorkerRichard BrodyJan 18, 2023
As impressive as the film is, the many thrillingly imaginative moments remain suspended and detached from each other, like scattered storyboard frames. The result is a film that’s accomplished but seemingly unfinished—indeed, hardly begun. Read full review
42
The PlaylistLena WilsonJan 14, 2023
It’s undeniably impressive that such a tiny movie has garnered such a reputation. Ball has made an interesting attempt here, and it will be exciting to see what he does with a little more money and, hopefully, restraint. In the meantime, unless you want to tirelessly search “Skinamarink” for creepiness in all this filmmaking fog, you’re likely to find there’s very little there there. Read full review
42
The Film StageEli FriedbergJan 12, 2023
The film’s intentionally amateurish visuals are deployed on audiences with the precision of a jackhammer, all in the interest of obscurantism. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerJan 9, 2023
The pat defense is that Skinamarink is not for conventional horror audiences, and that's obvious, but at the same time it feels overextended as a conceptual piece. Read full review
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