Review of Shirkers (2018) by Jesssi — 09 Aug 2022

This craft from Sandi Tan is something to behold.

This review of Shirkers (2018) was written by Jesssi on 09 Aug 2022.

Shirkers has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Andrew Parker (194) for The Gate (178) on 25 Oct 2018

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By Jordan M. Smith (29) for Film School Rejects (1,198) on 23 Dec 2018

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By Ruben Peralta Rigaud (117) for Cocalecas (95) on 27 Dec 2018

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By Sarah Boslaugh (544) for TheArtsStl (28) on 26 Dec 2018

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 07 Dec 2018

It’s a charming, wistful movie, and I trust Tan will not have to wait another 20 years to direct her next film…

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By Diana Cheng (11) for Ripple Effects (6) on 13 Nov 2018

Shirkers is... a narrative that transcends grievances to situate personal experience in a larger social and cultural context…

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By Michael Atkinson (678) for Sight and Sound (827) on 29 Oct 2018

Tan's doc is wide awake to her lost movie's resonance, as film meta-history ellipsis, as personal coming-of-age saga, and as a time capsule…

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By Jack W (1,198) on 25 Dec 2018

Truth is stranger than fiction, here. A truly moving & fascinating documentary and the best movie I've seen this year…

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By Anne F (623) on 05 Nov 2018

Brilliantly told and stylistically gorgeous, I loved this coming of age story about Sandi Tan's creative process, the trauma of being robbed…

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By Monica Castillo (380) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 25 Oct 2018

In her search for closure to this bizarre chapter in her life, Tan recreates Cardona’s steps to make sense of why he would steal the teens’…

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