House of Criticism

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House of Criticism

2026

1h 23m

Biography

Documentary

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Daniel Fienberg

The Hollywood Reporter

Jul 16

Sincere, smart and sweet without ever being saccharine, Chernick’s film is also wisely limited, telling its paired story in an efficient 82 minutes -- an economy that critics of all stripes will surely appreciate.

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

Jul 1

A pensive and touching documentary, and it happens to be about two writers I greatly admire.

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Dan Bayer

Next Best Picture

Aug 13

7/10

Art lovers and writers will get much more out of the film than anyone else, but even if you couldn’t care less about the art world, "House of Criticism" is still an incredibly endearing introduction to it.

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

Aug 12

Altogether delightful.

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Christian Gallichio

The Playlist

Jun 24

B+

Saltz and Smith are quite good at delineating the good from the bad, and “House of Criticism” is equally attuned to finding the real.

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Alison Chernick

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Jerry Saltz

Self

Roberta Smith

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Lena Dunham

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Mickalene Thomas

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Cindy Sherman

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Director: Alison Chernick
Genre: Biography, Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 23m

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