Kim's Video

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1 hr. 28 min.

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57%

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Physical media reigns supreme in KIM'S VIDEO, an elegiac tribute to the iconic video store in New York City that inspired a generation of cinephiles before it mysteriously closed its doors and sent its legendary film archive to a small and slightly dubious Sicilian village for "safekeeping." But what starts as an homage to cinema quickly becomes a rescue mission to ensure the eternal preservation of the beloved video collection.

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Kim's Video represents something of a missed opportunity, but this incredible story is gripping enough to overcome an uneven telling.

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正如导演在旁白中一直强调的那样：现实和虚构的边界被模糊了。摄像机的存在让妄想得以成功侵入现实，使得政治操弄原形毕露，最终成就了这场充满迷影情结的冒险。电影万岁！感谢这些"电影的幽灵"。

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/16/23

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It's a fascinating story, but the movie is a mess.

Apr 17, 2024

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Brent Simon

AV Club

A nonfiction work of swirling whimsy and rabbit-hole intrigue that eschews mere nostalgic appreciation in favor of a cockeyed hybrid approach that amuses and bemuses in equal measure.

Rated: B-

Apr 12, 2024

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Richard Brody

New Yorker

The gratifications and fascinations offered by “Kim’s Video” are inseparable from frustrations, but it may yet prove powerful if it inspires other filmmakers, historians, and critics to examine this terrain more thoroughly.

Apr 11, 2024

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Manuel Betancourt

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

There's so much here, but ultimately it's a mess and doesn't quite do justice to what I imagine Kim's Video and its legacy is supposed to have.

Apr 17, 2024

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Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

Redmon and Sabin’s doc claims the story of the Kim’s Video diaspora is an “overlap of art, crime and cinema.” It lives up to that description, in an amiably sloppy way.

Apr 12, 2024

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Damon Wise

Deadline Hollywood Daily

A playful and intelligent film that teases one thing and delivers quite another.

Apr 8, 2024

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Synopsis

Physical media reigns supreme in KIM'S VIDEO, an elegiac tribute to the iconic video store in New York City that inspired a generation of cinephiles before it mysteriously closed its doors and sent its legendary film archive to a small and slightly dubious Sicilian village for "safekeeping." But what starts as an homage to cinema quickly becomes a rescue mission to ensure the eternal preservation of the beloved video collection.

Director: David Redmon, Ashley Sabin
Screenwriter: David Redmon, Ashley Sabin
Distributor: Drafthouse Films
Production Co: Carnivalesque Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 5, 2024, Limited