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By John Lui (420) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 08 Feb 2017

This is a film of dirt and flesh -- the camera takes a calm, unflinching view of the most horrible forms of torment…

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By Marija Djurovic (345) for Cairo360 (405) on 07 Feb 2017

Beautifully crafted, but often frustrating…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for The Asahi Shimbun GLOBE (Japan) (18) on 02 Feb 2017

While the craftsmanship is undeniable and the themes of spiritual belief, betrayal and redemption are laudable, the film feels flat and not…

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By Susan Granger (2,214) for SSG Syndicate (1,551) on 02 Feb 2017

Savage yet spiritual, a dour depiction of an agonized, seemingly endless pilgrimage…

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By Matthew Pejkovic (770) for Matt's Movie Reviews (913) on 01 Feb 2017

While the silence of the mainstream media in covering the issue of Christian persecution is deafening, a film such as Silence serves as a powerful…

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By Stephen Silver (684) for EntertainmentTell (372) on 29 Jan 2017

While Silence is a very tough sit, one that succeeds in raising very uncomfortable questions about faith, loyalty and the limits of both, it…

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By Blake Howard (505) for Graffiti With Punctuation (173) on 29 Jan 2017

When Rodrigues looks into a pool of water and see's the image of Christ he laughs with elation; but that elation quickly turns to madness…

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By James Kendrick (1,607) for Q Network Film Desk (1,607) on 26 Jan 2017

A powerful, at times deeply unsettling, but always evocative depiction of the violence inherent in the intersection of religion and nationalism…

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By Sam Watermeier (59) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 25 Jan 2017

Scorsese grew up as a Catholic, and his intimacy with the subject matter here shines through every frame…

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By Gregory Wakeman (182) for CinemaBlend (829) on 24 Jan 2017

Proof that even when he changes pace, Martin Scorsese is still formidable…

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By Amy Nicholson (961) for MTV News (30) on 21 Jan 2017

It's possible to watch Silence and see a story about saints martyred by an oppressive government…

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By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 20 Jan 2017

A staggering work of absolute confidence and absolute uncertainty that endeavors to both embody and crack the great conundrum of faith…

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By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 19 Jan 2017

Silence is purely for the faithful, including those believers in the cult of Scorsese as master filmmaker…

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By Kristian M. Lin (336) for Fort Worth Weekly (325) on 19 Jan 2017

Whatever your beliefs might be, it will make you think…

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By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 19 Jan 2017

It's a stately, loving, sincerely acted and exquisitely photographed (by Rodrigo Prieto) experience…

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By Tony Macklin (521) for tonymacklin.net (414) on 19 Jan 2017

Of all the films of 2016, Silence may be the film that becomes a classic…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 19 Jan 2017

The deliberate pace and the repeated actions give the film a ritual, even liturgical texture, as if the repetition is intended to benefit the…

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By James Hadfield (25) for Japan Times (198) on 18 Jan 2017

For all its heartfelt sincerity, Scorsese's labor of love has the cumulative impact of a long-winded Sunday sermon: devout and thought provoking,…

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By David Fontana (92) for Film Inquiry (1,269) on 17 Jan 2017

Though intimate in scope, Silence has much larger implications; it might just be amongst Scorsese's finest works…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 14 Jan 2017

Silence is an uncomfortable and unsettling watch, better at generating questions than supplying answers -- which, come to think of it, is perhaps…

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