Review of Creative Control (2016) by Sandra A — 17 Mar 2016

B & W beauiful photography in this black humour comedy.Witty and cool it is a tale of modern life in tech ages...

This review of Creative Control (2016) was written by Sandra A on 17 Mar 2016.

Creative Control has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Tricia Olszewski (442) for Washington City Paper (500) on 19 Mar 2016

A legitimately stylish close to a strainingly trendy film, suggesting that Dickinson may indeed have some talent if he could only get over himself…

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By Matt Shiverdecker (33) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 10 Mar 2016

Shot in gorgeous black and white with an expansive widescreen palate, this drama blends elements of science fiction with a touch of comedy…

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By Kyle Mullin (7) for Under the Radar (636) on 16 Mar 2016

Watching Creative Control ... is like seeing Steven Soderbergh's Kafka and Woody Allen's Manhattan distilled through an Instagram filter…

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By Kimber Myers (423) for The Playlist (3,871) on 12 Mar 2016

Creative Control has a lot to say, and style to spare, but stronger performances and better-drawn characters could have made its message even…

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By Andrew J (1,127) on 18 Oct 2018

I wanted to like this one but it went a little too far off the deep end in the end…

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By Soren Andersen (496) for The Seattle Times (964) on 18 Mar 2016

Creative Control is a hypnotic voyage into a society where technology addiction comes to rule and ruin those who fall under its seductive spell…

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By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 18 Mar 2016

Creative Control is shot in glorious black-and-white, which always makes New York look better and also complements the vector-graphic aesthetic…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 17 Mar 2016

You realize the movie isn’t nearly as clever as it looks…

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By Bob J (324) on 18 Mar 2016

What a piece of crap! Could have been such a good movie, but was WAY too concerned about being hip. Style over substance…

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By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 17 Mar 2016

There’s a whiff of autoerotic indulgence that carries over to the entire film, which despite its handsome black-and-white aesthetic and gloss…

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