The Decline of Western Civilization - Part III

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Critics' Reviews

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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
Unlike the first two Decline films, this one is only tangentially concerned with music.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
With her unblinking but nonjudgmental eye, Spheeris doesn't shy away from the horrifying, at times violent messes these kids make of their lives, but she is always sensitive to the pain behind everything, to the unhappy futility of squandered potential.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: A.O. Scott
Best and most touching when it shows how willing punk is to eat its young.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Jessica Winter
Spheeris gives every indication of having gotten too close to her material, but her film's overall air of discombobulation is poignant in itself.Read Full Review »
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