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Live From New York!

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Live From New York!

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Critics Consensus

Light on detail and insight, Live from New York! offers little that SNL fans haven't seen in any of the show's various retrospective specials.

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Jason Bailey Flavorwire 05/28/2016
It isn't just a rehash of the same old stories and clips. It's a stylish and entertaining examination of why it's still on the air, 40 years on - and why we're still talking about it. Go to Full Review
Aisha Harris Slate 11/17/2015
It's refreshing to see a retrospective of the show that's not bogged down by overly detailed timelines and the desire to wax nostalgic. Go to Full Review
Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times 08/14/2015
2.5/4
Nguyen does fine work illustrating how SNL went from the ultimate outsider show to the ultimate institution, stopping along the way to touch briefly on controversies . Go to Full Review
Josh Slater-Williams Vague Visages 11/13/2023
It’s a projection of curiosity disguising actual incuriosity... Go to Full Review
Michael J. Casey Boulder Weekly 08/19/2019
Still crazy after all these years. Go to Full Review
Josh Goller Spectrum Culture 07/20/2019
2.75/5
Live from New York! feels completely like a Lorne Michaels vanity project. Go to Full Review
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01/12/2016 I thought this was a very nice exploration of the cultural influence of Saturday Night Live and it did a good job of covering everything pretty succinctly. It mainly focused on the straight-up history of the show, which was nice, but it generally just went year to year pretty shallow-ly. I was disappointed by the amount of cast members and writers returning for interviews - so generally I think I liked James Franco's peek behind the curtain a little better, even though it was also pretty limited in scope. Just to much toast to spread the butter of SNL over - stretched too thin for me in this one. See more 01/09/2016 As many of the more negative reviews have noted, Live From New York! just does not have the run time (or maybe balls) to get as deep into the murky depths that SNL has offered. It certainly touches on the dizzying heights we've seen the show achieve, but as a celebratory film, it can only tap dance around SNL's more controversial aspects with an "We din'nt know it was wrong at the time!" excuse. See more 01/07/2016 I thought this was pretty decent, not outstanding, but it was interesting and the great memories definitely made it worthwhile. See more 10/23/2015 There's some wonderful people talking about interesting stuff here (the political and social impact of this show on the world), but forty years is much too long a time to cover in one movie. On top of that, all of what this film covers has already been explored in the umpteen other SNL docs that have filled up VH1 and E! over the years. Not terrible but definitely not needed or even that good. See more 07/09/2015 Really interesting! Great to see the relationship between SNL and what was and is happening in the world. It will make you laugh and cry. See more 06/20/2015 Party time excellent See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Director
Bao Nguyen
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 6, 2020