Review of Us Kids (2020) by Cinemacriterion — 31 May 2021

A beautifully made documentary, a must see for everyone! Incredibly inspiring.

This review of Us Kids (2020) was written by Cinemacriterion on 31 May 2021.

Us Kids has generally received positive reviews.

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By Carlos Aguilar (278) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 29 Oct 2020

For its merits as a dynamic nonfiction piece incisively dealing with a pivotal issue from heartbreakingly human angle, Us Kids is indispensable…

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By Bob Strauss (787) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 29 Oct 2020

The humanity Snyder’s cameras capture is stirring as these young people work past their issues and together on shrewd political strategies…

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By Steve Pond (235) for TheWrap (3,203) on 24 Nov 2020

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By Matthew Monagle (156) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 07 Jun 2021

The sad truth is that Us Kids feels a bit too much like the thing the students hoped to avoid: a celebration of a moment in time, not the start…

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By Robert Daniels (336) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 30 Oct 2020

Like the limited legislative change that has occurred due to the underappreciated efforts of these valiant activists, I wish Snyder’s Us…

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By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The New York Times (9,847) on 29 Oct 2020

Us Kids skillfully handles a sensitive subject and prudently connects the Parkland students’ stories to those of Black students whose experiences…

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By Jonathan Christian (34) for The Playlist (3,871) on 29 Oct 2020

If Us Kids had shed its extra weight and fine-tuned its focus, the nonfiction feature might have bloomed into a decade-defining documentary…

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By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 29 Oct 2020

If it leaves us more hopeful about those kids' mental health than about the gun debate, that's hardly surprising…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for IndieWire (3,631) on 29 Oct 2020

Snyder casts her net too wide to paint a meaningful portrait of the kids, and follows them too closely to provide much lasting insight into…

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By Dennis Harvey (1,137) for Variety (12,700) on 29 Oct 2020

If it seems more of a flashback than a flashpoint — particularly as impeachment proceedings seem to crowd out discussion of anything else…

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