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By Vicky Roach (269) for Daily Telegraph (Australia) (376) on 08 Nov 2017

Disturbing, provocative and timely - the parallels with the cases of police brutality and homicide that fuelled the Black Lives Matter campaign…

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 08 Nov 2017

It is of little importance that the harrowing true story depicted in Detroit happened 50 years ago…

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By Sandra Hall (505) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 08 Nov 2017

It's not an easy film to watch but Bigelow's control over every aspect ensures it's utterly convincing…

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By Sarah Watt (52) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 08 Nov 2017

Far from being the biopic of a city, Detroit is at any rate a dark chapter in its history…

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By Simon Miraudo (882) for Student Edge (256) on 06 Nov 2017

I'm glad we have Detroit on the cinematic record, for future generations to revisit. I pray, by then, it will seem like a relic of the distant past…

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By Damien Straker (239) for Impulse Gamer (252) on 05 Nov 2017

This is a film for smart people who are willing to engage with challenging, adult cinema to learn how dangerous it was for minorities in the…

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By Jason Di Rosso (253) for The Final Cut (64) on 02 Nov 2017

[Director Kathryn Bigelow's] forte doesn't serve this film's full ambition as a statement about American racism and a testimony of the suffering…

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By Daniel Rutledge (31) for Flicks.co.nz (982) on 01 Nov 2017

If you want to have a nice time out at the movies, this is not a good idea; but if you believe in the adage that not knowing about history's…

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By Graeme Tuckett (166) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 01 Nov 2017

Detroit isn't perfect. But you will never forget, or regret, that you have seen it. Bravo…

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By Jordan Ruimy (242) for World of Reel (117) on 14 Oct 2017

I wouldn't be as nitpicky if it were directed by almost any other Hollywood filmmaker, but Bigelow has set a gold standard for us to judge…

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By Sarah Marrs (566) for Lainey Gossip (399) on 12 Oct 2017

While Detroit is very good at making you feel things, it's less good at telling a complete story. The film almost feels unfinished…

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By Alberto Sáez Villarino (72) for El antepenúltimo mohicano (311) on 10 Oct 2017

We see that racism and misogyny go hand in hand in Bigelow's construction of hegemonic masculinity. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Alice Murray (6) for Film Inquiry (1,269) on 02 Oct 2017

Detroit encourages its audiences to observe the oppressive power structures, suggesting that America is on a very long road towards a fully…

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By Matthew Bond (673) for The Mail on Sunday (UK) (704) on 02 Oct 2017

The film is certain to divide opinion but, for me, what goes wrong is an over-slow pace, a rambling storyline that doesn't make enough sense…

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By Yago García (78) for Cinemanía (Spain) (558) on 25 Sep 2017

Bigelow hits her country where it hurts. [Full Review in Spanish]…

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By Jordi Batlle Caminal (38) for La Vanguardia (Spain) (43) on 25 Sep 2017

Bigelow's camera functions the same as in The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty; to scrutinize incidents with the soul of documentary reporting,…

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By Jordi Batlle (21) for La Vanguardia (Spain) (43) on 25 Sep 2017

Bigelow's camera functions the same as in The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty; to scrutinize incidents with the soul of documentary reporting,…

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By Alberto Luchini (60) for El Mundo (Spain) (301) on 25 Sep 2017

Shot with a camera as nervous as the protagonists, [Detroit] generates a tension that is at moments unbearable. [Full Review in Spanish]…

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By Diego Salgado (1) for El Pais (Spain) (511) on 25 Sep 2017

A very uncomfortable film...[Full Review in Spanish]…

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By Fausto Fernandez (37) for Fotogramas (68) on 25 Sep 2017

Kathryn Bigelow always seeks to put us in another's place, even if the result is particularly painful. [Full review in Spanish]…

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