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By Michael Rechtshaffen (1,086) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 09 Mar 2017

In the absence of a more dramatically dynamic approach to that awfully familiar subject matter, “Burning Sands” proves neither as incendiary…

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By Nick Schager (2,294) for The Daily Beast (380) on 08 Mar 2017

The message Burning Sands imparts about hazing's solidarity-through-sadism ethos is slyly multifaceted…

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By Jude Dry (205) for Indiewire (3,631) on 24 Feb 2017

McMurray fixates too much on the brutality of his subject, foregoing any meaningful character development…

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By Dennis Harvey (1,137) for Variety (12,700) on 23 Feb 2017

The occasional heavy-handed or clumsy elements don’t seriously impair a film whose high spirits, talented cast and luridly intriguing subject…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 23 Feb 2017

First-time director McMurray, who worked as an associate producer on Fruitvale Station, does a decent job of staging the action and maintaining…

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By Andrea G (179) on 30 Jan 2017

Performances, directing, script, story, editing.. all flawless…

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By Brian Tallerico (1,600) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 26 Jan 2017

Gerard McMurray's drama has more ambition than last year's hazing drama [Goat], as well as interesting racial undertones that the other film did not…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 25 Jan 2017

A solid young ensemble bolsters Burning Sands, a drama that demonstrates the horrors of fraternity hazing come in all colors…

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