Review of Closet Monster (2016) by Erik Anderson for AwardsWatch — 26 Aug 2018

[An] absolutely stunning queer coming-of-age story.

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This review of Closet Monster (2016) was written by Erik Anderson and published by AwardsWatch on 26 Aug 2018.

Closet Monster has generally received positive reviews.

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Entertaining, thought-provoking, and emotional, this movie is one-of-a-kind and I cried the first time I watched it…

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By Gary Goldstein (1,089) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 27 Sep 2016

Dunn juggles the story’s vital, at times fantastical narrative, eclectic imagery, and wellspring of human fears, flaws and desires with vision…

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By Luckerrs F (1) on 25 Feb 2017

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By Derek M (489) on 22 Jan 2017

Donnie Darko meets Mysterious Skin meets Willard. I liked this movie a lot. I only quibble would be it wasn't strange enough…

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By Austin B (256) on 06 Dec 2016

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