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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichA wrenching self-portrait of inherited abuse that joins “The Tale” and “Leaving Neverland” on a growing list of essential and unfathomably brave films about the internalization of sexual trauma. What “Rewind” sometimes lacks in elegance, it makes up for in immediacy.
- 91The PlaylistAndrew BundyThe PlaylistAndrew BundyThere aren’t enough synonyms for the word courage to do Sasha Neulinger’s story real justice. Rewind, is simply an astounding movie and a milestone in psychiatrically minded filmmaking.
- 90VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanWatching the movie is like staring at a blurred image of the past that gradually, over 86 minutes, comes into terrifying focus.
- 90Film ThreatFilm ThreatSasha deserves credit not only for making a riveting documentary but also for getting so darkly personal.
- 90Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternA harrowing but enthralling documentary.
- 90TheWrapSteve PondTheWrapSteve PondYou’ll walk away from Rewind shaken by the story, and haunted by the face of a little boy with a world of hurt and nowhere to run.
- 83The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakNeulinger dives in headfirst to break down every single aspect of his journey towards the truth.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThough difficult to watch, it's a film that helps outsiders confront the horrifying ways such events can cause damage for decades after the fact.
- 70The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergFor the director, putting family members on camera clearly had a therapeutic value. Witnessing that unburdening feels almost ancillary, even intrusive. But Rewind could only be made by this filmmaker in this way, and that gives it an unsettling fascination.