Way ahead of its time 30 years ago, and just as stunning today, Killer of Sheep is one of those marvels of original moviemaking that keeps hope of artistic independence alive.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Ann Hornaday
See Killer of Sheep, and see it again and again. It's one of those truly rare movies that just get better and better.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: J. Hoberman
Killer of Sheep is an urban pastoral--an episodic series of scenes that are sweet, sardonic, deeply sad, and very funny.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Wesley Morris
A milestone of eloquent understatement that captures the daily life of have-nots as few American movies have.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Carrie Rickey
It is the most influential movie you've never seen, deeply affecting many artists and experimental directors who saw it on the museum circuit in 1977 and 1978.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Manohla Dargis
The result is an American masterpiece, independent to the bone.Read Full Review »
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Slate: Dana Stevens
Seeing Killer of Sheep is an experience as simple and indelible as watching Bresson's "Pickpocket" or De Sica's "Bicycle Thieves" for the first time. Despite its aesthetic debt to European art cinema, Burnett's film is quintessentially American in its tone and subject matter. If there's any modern-day equivalent for the movie's matter-of-fact gaze on the ravages of urban poverty, it's the HBO series "The Wire."Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
One of the strengths of Killer of Sheep, one of the reasons it has not dated, is that the naturalness and simplicity with which it unfolds give it the texture of a story told from the inside.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Andrew O'Hehir
In all honesty, Burnett's writing can be stiff and the acting in Killer of Sheep is indifferent. But the reason to see this film does not lie in the dialogue.Read Full Review »
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