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By Jonathan Kiefer (305) for SF Weekly (560) on 04 Feb 2014

Anderson's movie, like Hanna's music, is raw and propulsive, anti-indifferent…

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By Marsha Mccreadie (81) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 13 Dec 2013

Is the movie too adulatory…

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By John Wirt (638) for Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (638) on 13 Dec 2013

A more fawning than illuminating documentary about the Bikini Kill and riot grrrl movement co-founder…

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By Bruce Ingram (70) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 12 Dec 2013

Despite the insularity, Punk Singer has a terrific story to tell, not least about the fascinating contradictions in Hanna’s character…

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By Stephanie Merry (410) for Washington Post (9,851) on 12 Dec 2013

The Punk Singer, like the best documentaries, captures more than just its subject, fascinating though she may be…

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 12 Dec 2013

The movie succeeds as a punk chronicle by focusing on a true believer who was lionized by many but who turned out to be only human…

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By Kevin Jagernauth (311) for The Playlist (3,871) on 09 Dec 2013

The Punk Singer brings dimension and real shape to a band, era and scene that is often compartmentalized into one or two categories…

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By Violet Lucca (89) for Film Comment Magazine (842) on 09 Dec 2013

The contradiction between status-quo film style and punk-rock subject never comes close to being resolved, but then Hanna herself is a bundle…

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By Al Alexander (533) for The Patriot Ledger (721) on 06 Dec 2013

If 'riot grrl' founder Kathleen Hanna weren't married to Beastie Boy Adam 'Ad-Rock' Horovitz, I doubt a fawning, unobjective documentary like…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 05 Dec 2013

As pointedly as The Punk Singer looks at the past, the movie’s uncertain where the energy of that original moment has gone…

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By Marc Mohan (821) for Portland Oregonian (2,019) on 05 Dec 2013

Director Sini Anderson compiles interviews with Hanna and her husband, Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz, as well as archival footage, into an admiring…

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By Jeff Albertson (6) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 05 Dec 2013

The Punk Singer is a revealing look at Hanna's life, who throughout the film is willing to speak out about her struggles and triumphs in an…

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By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 05 Dec 2013

The Punk Singer shows you that even the toughest, most heroic artists sometimes need a break, but the battle is always worth getting up and…

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By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 04 Dec 2013

The Punk Singer (and the formation of the Julie Ruin) offers a welcome return to, if not the fray, then certainly the front – where, as every…

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By Jenni Miller (82) for Film.com (1,892) on 03 Dec 2013

The Punk Singer is a perfect storm. It is a love letter to Kathleen Hanna, to feminism, and to the fans, but it’s also just a damn good movie…

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By Ella Taylor (978) for NPR (1,713) on 02 Dec 2013

At its best, The Punk Singer tells the story of one pivotal life in a whole movement…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 30 Nov 2013

Even if you don't enjoy the music, it will be hard not to come away from this celebratory work without admiration for a woman who keeps climbing…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 29 Nov 2013

As Hanna’s fans already know, she’s back onstage with a new band called the Julie Ruin, who sound terrific…

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By Dennis Harvey (1,137) for Variety (12,700) on 29 Nov 2013

Dynamic performance footage and input from a variety of collaborators, colleagues and admirers, as well as Hanna herself, make the tightly…

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By Kyle Ryan (12) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 29 Nov 2013

A little more distance could have been beneficial, but The Punk Singer is enlightening regardless…

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