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By John Anderson (1,358) for Newsday (2,345) on 17 Apr 2013

There's enough real evidence supporting the theory that Kubrick was a genius, and that's pretty entertaining all by itself…

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By Marc Mohan (821) for Oregonian (1,550) on 17 Apr 2013

The credibility of these theories ranges from faintly plausible to frankly ridiculous, but Ascher isn't interested in judging them; his movie…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 17 Apr 2013

Watching Room 237 is like being stuck on an airplane next to a stranger hellbent on convincing you of his very detailed, very paranoid theory…

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By Fr. Chris Carpenter (308) for Movie Dearest (271) on 14 Apr 2013

Some of the interpretations seem more of a stretch than others but all are entertainingly presented by director Rodney Ascher…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 12 Apr 2013

It is nice to see a doc that makes you smile instead of making you angry. Anyone who is a fan of Stanley Kubrick will eat this up…

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By Brent Simon (1,142) for Shared Darkness (279) on 11 Apr 2013

Powered by a deep and abiding affection for both The Shining and Kubrick in general, Room 237 is an amuse-bouche of remix culture…

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By Jeff Meyers (379) for Metro Times (Detroit, MI) (691) on 11 Apr 2013

Room 237 is an extended riff of the Paul is dead variety. But, you know what…

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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 11 Apr 2013

The results can range from enlightening - Kubrick did like to mess with things - to embarrassing. But it's never dull. Room 237 shines…

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By Rene Rodriguez (1,781) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 10 Apr 2013

Ascher treats all these insane theories seriously, but that doesn’t mean you have to…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 10 Apr 2013

A diverting excursion for lovers of Kubrick's films...even if, at over a hundred minutes, it does go on a bit long…

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By Mike Scott (1,178) for Times-Picayune (642) on 10 Apr 2013

A fascinating doc that will get both film geeks and conspiracy theorists alike drooling, it all but guarantees you'll never watch The Shining…

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By Norm Schrager (106) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 04 Apr 2013

Confounding, eye-opening, and often hilarious…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 04 Apr 2013

Here at least the gobbledygook is entertaining…

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By Kimberley Jones (866) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 04 Apr 2013

There are no hard answers in Room 237, a feature-length, sporadically engaging exploration of the latter (The Shining)…

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By Jeff Shannon (255) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 03 Apr 2013

Room 237 is an act of uncommon devotion to cinema, embracing the notion that movies are best defined by what happens to us as we watch them…

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 03 Apr 2013

This is sure to amuse you if you get a bang out of the claims that Paul McCartney died in 1966 and Dark Side of the Moon was intended as a…

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By Jim Emerson (69) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 03 Apr 2013

Trouble is, the Room 237 conspirators — er, contributors — don't seem to realize that those meanings are either not hidden, not meanings…

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By Matt Pais (1,519) for RedEye (906) on 03 Apr 2013

The thrill's in the thinking about little pieces of cinematic language as words contributing to a two-hour essay…

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By Stephen Silver (684) for EntertainmentTell (372) on 02 Apr 2013

Would it be hypocritical to say that I loved Room 237, even thought I felt like 75 percent of what was said in it was completely hooey…

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By James Kendrick (1,607) for Q Network Film Desk (1,607) on 02 Apr 2013

A journey down a rabbit hole worth taking, as the film immerses us in alternately fascinating, compelling, absurd, and frightening theories…

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