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By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 30 Oct 2018

The special effects depicting space travel in this movie are loud, violent and claustrophobic, making the dangers of space travel seem more personal…

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By Armond White (604) for National Review (314) on 30 Oct 2018

In the new feature First Man, director Damien Chazelle aims to give a realistic, procedural account of Armstrong's journey, yet the poetry…

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By Michael Sragow (1,413) for Film Comment Magazine (842) on 30 Oct 2018

Chazelle and Singer have created a grueling, prosaic, state-of-the-art docudrama (no imagination allowed) with the heart of a male weepie…

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By Sean Mulvihill (414) for FanboyNation.com (414) on 29 Oct 2018

It's a movie that can be frustrating because it's so close to being a masterpiece, but it's still a powerful, engaging film that focuses on…

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By Joel Mayward (117) for Cinemayward (116) on 29 Oct 2018

The realism is palpable and procedural, the detailed symphony of sound and image in perfect harmonious sequences, orchestrated with an engineer's…

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By Diane Pershing (77) for Malibu Times (77) on 29 Oct 2018

The really standout performance is Claire Foy who makes the wife part into a pivotal role, a woman with inner fire, by turns put-upon, excited…

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By Dan Webster (147) for Spokesman-Review (Washington) (147) on 25 Oct 2018

First Man works splendidly, giving a sense of authenticity, not to mention uncertainty and excitement, to a story that feels as old as the…

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By John Lui (420) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 24 Oct 2018

Chazelle's story could have been drowned in technical details, but as he did with musical terminology in Whiplash (Not quite my tempo), he…

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By Christine Smallwood (2) for The New York Review of Books (223) on 24 Oct 2018

I left the IMAX theater with a splitting headache and took immediately to bed…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 22 Oct 2018

Chazelle's approach might keep emotions grounded longer than necessary, but First Man nevertheless takes flight when it matters most…

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By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 22 Oct 2018

Even the first man on the Moon experienced more suffering in this world than he ever wanted to talk about…

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By Uri Klein (124) for Haaretz (130) on 22 Oct 2018

The film is a demanding but praiseworthy experience…

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By Eleanor Ringel Cater (614) for Saporta Report (Atlanta) (228) on 21 Oct 2018

More interested in knobs and dials than human emotion…

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By Israel Acosta Aroche (83) for Konexión (253) on 21 Oct 2018

In the end, despite its failures it turns out to be a trip that is worth taking and that will surely give you satisfaction if your expectations…

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By J.r. Kinnard (152) for Film Inquiry (1,269) on 19 Oct 2018

Director Damien Chazelle's emphasis on realism and Ryan Gosling's understated performance take us into a world of unimaginable danger; where…

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By Achara Kirk (22) for GET Jaby (54) on 18 Oct 2018

Everyone was casted so well. The performances were really nuanced. Everyone was believable, and you really cared about these characters…

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By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 18 Oct 2018

First Man is the first you-are-there, shaky-cam-doesn't-do-the-term-justice, pitch/yaw/gyrate-till-you-puke presentation of the NASA space…

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By Alberto Sáez Villarino (72) for El antepenúltimo mohicano (311) on 18 Oct 2018

The conscious criticism and de-romanticization of the story make this film one of the great events of the year. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Christopher Campbell (291) for Film School Rejects (1,198) on 18 Oct 2018

The movie could be recut and called 'Secondary Woman' and still work because [Foy's] role and performance are that exceptional…

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By John Anderson (1,358) for America Magazine (69) on 18 Oct 2018

Armstrong does give us something to hang our hearts on, in the end-this is a Hollywood movie, after all. But it's oh so hard…

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