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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeCompared to other thrillers that treat webcams as a structural gimmick or visualize social media in ways that look corny even by the time credits roll, Videophilia casts a singular spell.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshIn its loose, hallucinatory narrative, we gain a sense of the nightmares caused by a loss of spirituality and physical connection. It may leave you questioning if the Mayans were right all along.
- 60CineVueCineVueMolero's film is a challenging and truly contemporary work: a forceful, if imperfect, look at the shifting sands of digitally-mediated reality and the people balancing on its surface.
- 50The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergWhile “Videofilia” is tough to absorb in one viewing, it is hard to escape the sense that Mr. Molero has employed his relentless formal invention in service of some fairly banal moralizing about the dangers of strangers and the internet — a warning that seems late for the here and now.
- 25Slant MagazineDiego SemereneSlant MagazineDiego SemereneWhat the film embodies, unfortunately, the listlessness of its slacker characters.