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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanThe film is meticulously evenhanded and revealing.
- 90The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen Kenigsberg“Turn Every Page” is one step away from turning into a Herzogian monument to obsession or plunging into crazed psychodrama. Instead, it is merely a great profile, filled with wit, affection and detailed stories of how the books came to be.
- 88The Associated PressJake CoyleThe Associated PressJake CoyleTurn Every Page...is one of the finest films you’ll see about the craft of editing — not that there are so many of those.
- 80Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenA spirited, revealing documentary.
- 80Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerWould Caro’s books have been any less great if he and Gottlieb had never met? Who knows? But as this bracingly affectionate film makes clear, it was the gift of a lifetime for both that they did.
- 75Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenLizzie Gottlieb’s documentary is a celebration of a profound, dying privilege.
- 75RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyRogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyGottlieb (the director) uses a very light touch throughout. This is a family affair.
- 75Boston GlobeOdie HendersonBoston GlobeOdie HendersonTurn Every Page — The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb is commendable for not only being entertaining but for also shining a light on a crucial process we don’t hear much about outside of certain professions.
- 70Wall Street JournalKyle SmithWall Street JournalKyle SmithThough the documentary is clearly meant as a fan letter, not an even-handed report, it does overlook some important matters.
- 70The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LaneThe audience for Turn Every Page, I’d guess, will be a medley of Freudians, students of political muscle, and New Yorkers—each bearing a copy of “The Power Broker,” Caro’s 1974 book on Robert Moses, whittled down by Gottlieb to the size of a mere warehouse.