Review of Smithereens (1982) by Christopher Machell for CineVue — 02 Sep 2018
The grimy, crime-ridden cesspool of New York in the 1970s and early 1980s is a well-worn cinematic setting, but in her debut 1982 feature Smithereens, indie director Susan Seidelman used guerilla filmmaking techniques and a faux-documentary style to unearth the vitality and the verve of urban life at the bottom.
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This review of Smithereens (1982) was written by Christopher Machell and published by CineVue on 02 Sep 2018.
Smithereens has generally received positive reviews.
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