Birders: The Central Park Effect Reviews
A well-measured docu-character study ...
In Birders, by contrast, nature is one big entrancing show; a world of tweets without "tweets."
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| Original Score: B+
An engrossing tour of this little-known subculture and unlikely habitat in the center of densely populated Manhattan.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Birders vividly captures the distinctive colors and markings of a vast number of bird species and the equally individualized personalities of those watching them within the confines of Central Park.
Bird watchers will find affirmation and even explanation for their avocation. People who can't tell a towhee from a titmouse will still wonder at the beauty of it all.
It is a relatively short but luxurious film about birds and the people who watch them, and the way that nature finds a place in the city, and in its citizens.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Globe and Mail
Top CriticKimball, behind the lens, captures extraordinary images of these birds (he lists them, by the way, in the credits). Equally enrapturing are the birders themselves.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Birders makes a wealth of species even more readily available, and close-up.
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| Original Score: B+
Visually splendid doc has a narrow scope but will charm bird-lovers.
